On the night of February 29, 1976, a dedicated 36-year-old Salem City Policeman, Ira Russell “Mack” McCurry, tragically lost his life in the line of duty in Salem, Virginia. A Vietnam War veteran who had honorably served in the U.S. Navy, McCurry was a respected figure among his colleagues and the wider community. That fateful evening, he was participating in a stakeout at a local motel that had been experiencing a string of car thefts.
During the surveillance operation, McCurry and h
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