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Correctional officers tug in money for Special Olympics
By baltimoresun.com- Heather Mongilio
Published: 09/26/2016

Correctional officers and staff from the Maryland Correctional Institution gripped a rope in their hands and pulled. They were cheered on by coaches and spectators as they tried to get a flag over a mark in the grass as part of the Run and Tug to Benefit the Special Olympics on Friday morning.

The event started with a 5-kilometer run across the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission campus in Sykesville, followed by a demonstration by K-9 units. The real competition started at 11 a.m. with the tug of war.

Spectators cheered on their colleagues as well as for the other teams, while the competitors gritted their teeth and pulled with all their might. Those tugging had obvious signs of strain on their faces as they pulled, with some turning a purplish shade of pink.

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