Subject:________________Commendation of Officer Diligence
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Good day,
Please forgive the informal nature of this message. I am contacting you not as an employee of Bowex nor in any official capacity, but simply as a citizen of the Kingdom of Bretonia. The purpose of this message is simple and short; I wish to properly commend the continuous and excellent service of one officer of the constabulary, a Mr. Waldorf Salad.
Day in and day out, I witness Mr. Salad's tenaciousness and dedication while policing the New London system and ensuring the safety of everything from Crown assets to unrelated passers-by. His presence and attitude has been a great encouragement in these harsh times of war.
I see no reason to avoid a little embellishment, so I'll continue. Just last night, I encountered officer Salad as he successfully intercepted and apprehended a small freight vessel entering the New London system. What I can only assume was a routine search ended with surprise when he contacted me, passing nearby on other business, to assist in the transfer and safe passage for no less than five hundred and fifty slaves identified abroad the smuggler ship. An awful revelation, I'm sure, and as a concerned citizen I was more than happy to assist.
With a few brief preparations and adjustments to the empty bays of the BES-Penrose, we stood by to receive the passenger transfer. My crew took the liberty of assessing the incoming men and women as they were shown to spare cabins and makeshift sections of the pressurized cargo bays. Those certified applied basic first-aid where needed, as many of the passengers bore minor injuries and fractures on arrival - no doubt from cramped conditions and a rough transit. No urgent medical treatment was deemed necessary, and transfer to a nearby processing facility was conducted as ordered.
The majority of the former slaves were female, of varying ages but mostly young, with some exceptions. Male passengers were notably younger still, and several dozen were children. Most were incredibly emotional once their fears were allayed, thankful and desperate to reach a safe destination.
Although ordered to transfer the passengers to Kensington, I was forced to continue to Planet New London following an unsuccessful docking request at the station. Despite the dire need and hundreds of lives at stake, the Gateway-affiliated docking control outright refused the passage of a Bowex vessel such as mine. No doubt they saw no profit in it, on top of an inability to process and care for such a large influx of persons requiring attention. A short transmission to New London ground-based police ensured a party of officers and medical personnel were waiting upon arrival, and the passengers were successfully moved into BPA hands without further incident.
There remains no doubt in my mind that these five hundred and fifty innocent lives would still be endangered had officer Salad not been present and tireless in his duties. There was mention on the comms that the slaves were bound for the Omega-11 system, likely to be used for forced labor abroad mining rigs in dangerous territory. It is for his swift and sure action in saving so many lives that I am contacting you, the Bretonia Police Authority command, to commend your officer for his actions. Although I am but one citizen of the Kingdom, I thank you for your endless and capable service.
Godspeed,
Michael J. Feury
Captain of the Bowex vessel BES-Penrose and citizen of Bretonia.
The efforts of Constable Waldorf Salad have made their way even to the highest levels among the Bretonian Police Authority. The continuous stream of black market weapons, narcotics and artifacts are all dangers to our citizens and leave their own personal stain on the soul of Bretonia but there is none are more dark or evil as the sale and enslavement of the helpless and innocent. That this trade still continues within the borders of Bretonia sends a chill through my bones and should these selfish and cowardly individuals survive to stand before the law then they will be brought to their knees under the weight of it.
Constable Waldorf Salad will be getting a personal commendation from myself for his actions in hunting down this ship and his success in ensuring that in the process no harm was come the unfortunate slaves within. He is indeed one of our finest officers, with his only ambition in the BPA is for the betterment of Bretonia and it's citizens.
However Waldorf's actions might have been futile if not for the quick response from yourself and your crew. These are hard times in Bretonia and many have problems of their own to attend to, but your actions in the rescue of these unfortunate victims was selfless and the attention to their well being was beyond the call of what would be expected for an ordinary citizen of Bretonia. As such, by my authority as the Chief Commissioner of the Bretonia Police Authority, I award to you the medal of 'True Bretonian' for your effects in the rescue of hundreds of trapped slaves and the assistance you provided to an officers of the law.
Regards,
Marcus Wright
Chief Commissioner
Bretonian Police Authority
Many thanks for your swift reply. I am very glad to hear of Constable Salad's prestige among the BPA, and his forthcoming commendation.
I must admit to being taken by surprise at my own honours, however! I could never have expected such an outcome, as surely any stout Bretonian would act the same in my place. It is an honour and privelege to accept the medal of the True Bretonian, and I cannot express my thanks and gratitude enough. I shall treasure it each day, and hope upon it that our fine Kingdom continues to benefit from such fine work as that of the BPA.
It takes only this token to realise how one persons' actions can benefit the nation, and encourages me to uphold that standard each and every day.