Dave Thune: We need to support our public-safety people every day

Dave Thune: We need to support our public-safety people every day

On a recent evening, I took down our two American flags — one with a blue stripe and one with red. The time of mourning for three brave, dead first responders had ended, but in taking the flags down it struck me that remembering those lives should never be finished. Last month, the state showed heart-aching grief. Tears were shed at the deaths of three brave heroes. By their deaths, the lives of eight others — including seven children — were sav…