Respectful Salute
Fellow officers and his brothers carry the casket of Joplin Police Officer Timothy Nielson at his funeral Sept. 18. Nielson was a Southern
alumnus who was injured during a call Aug. 10 when the house he and another officer were in exploded. Nielson died Sept. 13 from injuries he sustained in the explosion. He was given a policeman’s burial attended by police departments around the region.
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