Gallantry honour for Corporal Crystal Thomas
Dear Editor,
I was shot on a public passenger vehicle while trying to stop a robbery just as Crystal Thomas was trying to do. I, on the other hand, was lucky to overcome my attackers and eventually killed one. I was granted the Medal of Honour for Gallantry, which I received on October 21, 2013 at King’s House. The Jamaica Observer did an article on October 22, 2013 titled ‘Hero cop’.
I am writing to you ask the Observer to use its medium to suggest and convince the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and the country at large, that she should also be granted the Medal of Honour for Gallantry as she did in fact fight and save other lives that were on that bus. She made the ultimate sacrifice for the people she solemnly swore to protect as a servant of this country. I might have been lucky to still be alive right now, but I mourn for my colleague who was not so lucky.
May her soul rest in peace as she died a warrior for the Jamaica Constabulary Force and her country.
Jermaine Burgher
jermaineburgher1@gmail.com
