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Havre de Grace honors Lawrence “Butch” Ringgold, city’s first Black police officer and Vietnam casualty
Summary
Council formally recognized Lawrence Leroy “Butch” Ringgold, sworn into the Havre de Grace Police Department in 1965 and killed in Vietnam in 1966; family and longtime friends shared memories and the city pledged to restore or display his portrait in the police station lobby.
The Havre de Grace City Council on Nov. 4 recognized Lawrence Leroy “Butch” Ringgold as the city’s first Black police officer and a Vietnam War casualty. Council member Jones read a biography compiled with input from friends and family, and several relatives and longtime neighbors told personal stories at the dais.
Ringgold was sworn in in 1965 and…
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