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John Painter left and JJ Jefferson. Photo courtesy Bridgewater College.Just days after the tragedy that rocked the Shenandoah Valley, life is not the same in the Town of Bridgewater.On Tuesday, two beloved officers on the campus of Bridgewater College were tragically shot and killed while protecting those they pledged to serve. Campus police officer John Painter and campus safety officer J.J. Jefferson were killed in the line of d
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