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Emanuel Pickett

   
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Star News Online -- A 13-year veteran of the Wallace Police Department died this weekend in Iraq while serving with the Army National Guard, according to his employer.

On Monday, a spokesman with the N.C. National Guard wouldn't confirm Emanuel Pickett's death, but Wallace Police Chief Bobby Maready said Pickett's family notified him late Sunday night.

Pickett's death shocked the small department where he'd risen through the ranks from patrol officer to detective captain.

"We're a small department, and everybody is real close," Maready said. "It's almost like losing a family member."

Pickett, 34, worked as a Wallace police officer since 1995. On Monday, town employees remembered him as a tireless worker who was always willing to help others.

In June, Pickett took leave from the department for his second tour in Iraq. He completed a previous tour several years ago, Maready said. He was married and had three children.



Maready said he thought Pickett died sometime on Sunday, but he didn't know what happened.

Pickett grew up in Wallace, in Duplin County. According to the Defense Department, six men from the nearby counties of Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick have died in Iraq. On Monday, several of Pickett's co-workers remembered him as an upbeat, friendly and hard-working officer.

Wallace Town Manager Ken Cornatzer said Pickett loved Atlantic Coast Conference basketball and was a great person to talk to around the office.

"Everybody that knew him will miss him," Cornatzer said. "He was very intelligent, very professional and a very focused individual."

Maready said Pickett had always been that way, even as a teenager growing up around Wallace. "He was always mature for his age," Maready said. "He was hard-working, clean-cut and straight-laced - just a good fella."

His boss said Pickett excelled in police work because of his unselfishness.

"Whether he'd known you for 20 years or just met you on the street, if he could help you, he would," Maready said.

When the department was short-staffed, Pickett would volunteer for extra shifts, never complaining about work.

As far as he knew, Maready said, Pickett went about his National Guard duties the same way, even when he was called to serve a second tour in Iraq. Maready said: "He was proud to be a soldier."
 

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Emanuel Pickett
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, April 14 2008 @ 02:45 PM EDT
I worked beside you for eight years and we both watched each others backs. You were like family to me Eman and I loved you like a brother. You will be missed by many and never forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and children. To me you will always be WPD 203 and now you patrol the streets in HEAVEN..... THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM! Unitl we me again brother, E.J. HUBBARD
Emanuel Pickett
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, April 28 2008 @ 09:10 PM EDT
Emanuel,
I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Military Police Corps Regimental Prayer
By Chaplain Michael Yarman

Heavenly Father-We praise You today because You have called us to be a people of prayer.

We praise You because You are our Creator, our Redeemer and our Provider.

We acknowledge our great need for You as we fulfill our mission as soldiers.

We have been called to serve our nation as Military Police and we are proud of the honored heritage of the Regiment and our motto: Of the Troops and For The Troops.

Whether we are fighting an enemy, securing an area, patrolling the streets, or helping someone in distress, help us, O Lord, to always be men and women of integrity who can be counted on to do the right thing.

Give us the strength to stand for what is right and to oppose those who would do harm to our nation and the people we serve.

May we always be truthful in Word, Deed, and Signature, and bring honor through our service to the memory of those in the Regiment who gave the supreme sacrifice for their country.

Guide us now, Father, by giving us wisdom and knowledge from on high, that as Military Police we will always be prepared to Assist, Protect, and Defend.

A grateful citizen

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