Thomas Lembo was a Vietnam veteran and a retired police officer who served 30 years on the force in Elizabeth, NJ. Thomas described the horrors he dealt with during his career. “I have seen and been through things in my life that people only see in war movies. I have had several violent and disturbing encounters including a chemical explosion, being shot at, stabbed, and run over. I have been through things that no one should ever have to go through or see in their lifetime.”