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Podcast: Behind The Shield
Episode: Byron Branch II (Lessons from the Pandemic, Marksmanship in Policing and the Opioid Crisis) - Episode 1183
Description: Byron Branch is a veteran law enforcement officer, amputee and fencing paralympian. In this second conversation, we discuss the unlearned lessons from the pandemic, marksmanship in law enforcement, the opioid crisis, homelessness, fitness in policing, wheelchair fencing and so much more.Byron first began fencing in high school. As an indoor sport, fencing worked well for the frigid winters in Ohio where Byron grew up. As an extra bonus, Byron could still play baseball in the spring after the fencing season ended.Byron excelled at fencing. Prior to becoming a Parafencer, he competed in the...