Mandela mourned across L.I.

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“Although I wasn’t in line with some of his politics …, I had a lot of respect for his time in prison as a dissenter, protesting a system that was clearly immoral,” Schwach said. “The vehicle carrying Mr. Mandela stopped near where I was assigned, and he seemed to take a special interest in waving [to] and thanking the police officers, which I thought was pretty incredible, considering the way he was treated by law enforcement in his own country.”

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