Officer Tommy Norman Raises A Community
[su_heading size=”25″ margin=”0″]It Takes An officer[/su_heading] Story by Troy Taysom [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”4″]T[/su_dropcap]ommy Norman grew up in North Little Rock, Ark., a medium-sized town north of Arkansas’s capital city of Little Rock. Like many, Norman didn’t have any direction or burgeoning career aspirations at the time. He worked as a hospital orderly and provided the […]
Hearts & Minds, Sights & Sounds
[su_heading size=”27″ margin=”0″]How Officer Reyes Is Protecting Those With Autism[/su_heading] Story by Troy Taysom • Photographs by Laurie Reyes [su_note note_color=”#454b7b” text_color=”#ffffff” radius=”2″] GLOSSARY OF TERMS • Autism Spectrum – Autism is not a single disorder, but a spectrum of closely related disorders with a shared core of symptoms. Every individual on the autism spectrum has problems […]
Heart Of Bronze – Deputy Nick Worthy
[su_heading size=”27″ margin=”0″]Bronze Medal Deputy – Nick Worthy[/su_heading] Interview by Troy Taysom • Photographs provided by Nick Worthy Meet Nick Worthy, currently a road patrol deputy for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Department in Florida and also an Army Ranger. Worthy is a Bronze Medal of Valor recipient for his bravery and actions while on patrol in Afghanistan (above) […]
Do You Need Police, Fire Or Medical?
[su_heading size=”35″]Supporting The Boys In Blue[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Troy Taysom [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]A[/su_dropcap]t some point in our lives we have all probably called 911. We may have needed help or heard disconcerting noises in the night, or worse, witness a tragedy or an accident where someone’s life was in peril, possibly already lost. […]
Behind The Badge: K9 Heros
[su_heading size=”30″]K9 Officers And Their Well-trained Humans[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Troy Taysom [su_dropcap style=”simple” size=”4″]W[/su_dropcap]hen Odysseus returned from his 20-year absence, as told in Homer’s The Odyssey, he went unrecognized by his fellow Ithacans. Odysseus gazed upon his faithful dog Argos, the only one in the city to recognize him. The dog had waited faithfully for […]
Big Guns, Big Game, Big Money
Western Hunting & Conservation Expo Big Success Story and photographs by Troy Taysom [su_dropcap style=”flat”]T[/su_dropcap]he Western Hunting and Conservation Expo recently held their 9th annual convention in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show has grown rapidly and become a destination event for hunters, guides, firearms manufacturers, outfitters […]
End of Watch – Detective Kerrie Orozco
Remembrance by Troy Taysom Author’s note: The purpose of this new section of American Shooting Journal is to honor the lives of those law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. These kinds of articles are tough to write simply because of the amount of respect that I have for cops, and I loathe […]
Kristy Cook Makes The Most Wanted List
Story by Troy Taysom – Photographs courtesy of Truesight Media Browning, in conjunction with The Sportsman Channel, is launching a new reality television show called The Most Wanted List. The show will star Browning personality Kristy Lee Cook and her two best friends from Oregon: Jessie Jo Stanfill and Jess Hull. The idea is […]