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The “Quiet Professionals,” for their selfless service to our nation. Semper Vigilans!

Lastly, my loving family, for their patience and support as I took valuable time away from them to pursue this project. Thank you for your understanding and love. I’m so proud of each of you and love you with all my heart. I hope I can make you equally as proud, and want you to know that you are the greatest gifts in my life.

Introduction

Car trips in the Wood family were different than they were in our friend’s families. In their cars, favorite restaurants, scenic views, unique buildings, or entertaining billboards were the waypoints that allowed them to track the progress of their journeys. Their cars sped idly down the road, often with little thought about the territory they passed or the events that happened there once upon a time.

For my highway patrolman father, each journey was marked by memories of fiery crashes, the routes of high-speed chases, “deuces” who had to be wrestled into handcuffs, and countless citations. Mileposts and freeway exit signs served less to guide the traveler than they did to define the boundaries of patrol beats and mark the locations where battles of life and death had been fought by motorists, outlaws, and lawmen, much like battlefield monuments or tombstones.