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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Hymn To The Fallen



This is a very evocative musical piece. Close your eyes and listen to it while thinking of someone you love that has died. You will have a spiritual experience as you dwell in the memories of that special person. 

When I listen to this song, tears instantly well up in my eyes as I connect with the memories of my beautiful father who passed away before his time in 2015. My father's death was hastened and his death would have been prevented had it not been for the gross negligence of numerous law enforcement agencies;  including the Los Angeles Police Department and especially Sergeant Joel Sydanmaa who was not doing his job the day he was called to a scene at the hospital where my father laid paralyzed and helpless as a result of a severe ischemic stroke. Instead Sergeant Joel Sydanmaa took it upon himself to assert special privilege to an off-duty LAPD officer who was intimidating a security guard with his police ID and disturbing the peace on a unit of the hospital where patients lay ill with critical illnesses and injuries. It was the responsibility of Sergeant Joel Sydanmaa to first ensure that my father, as he laid invalent, was safe. Then it was his duty to properly evaluate the situation, remove that off-duty officer from the premises of the hospital and to realize that something might be other than it seems and take the appropriate subsequent actions. More to come on this painful story.