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We are gathered here to honor Detective Cole Phelps.
Cole Phelps was the best kind of man.
A war hero who led is men with true valor
and, through his personal bravery, achieved one of his country's highest honors.
A cop wrongly accused,
who never lost faith in the LAPD and the system.
A detective who fought to expose
the evil corruption of the murderous Dr. Fontaine
and the rapacious property tycoon Leland Monroe.
A reformer,
who recognized the need to remove the odd bad apple
from a department made up of good men.
A man who never gave up.
Who continued to fight the good fight.
The fight that cost him his own life.
A good husband.
A good father.
And may I say,
a good friend.
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