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WEBVTT NERAL.>> HE WILL FOREVER BE MISSED. REPORTER: OFFICER LARGO'SSISTER, READ THE EULOGY IN FRONTOF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ♪PACKED INSIDE A HIGH SCHOOLGYMNASIUM IN REHOBOTH >> THIS WILL BE THE MOSTDIFFICULT ADJUSTMENT WE WILLHAVE TO ENDURE AND ACCEPT.REPORTER: A DIFFICULT ADJUSTMENTFOR FAMILY, AND LAW ENFORCEMENTACROSS THE NAVAJO NATION AND NEWMEXICO.>> BEYOND THAT UNIFORM, BEYONDTHAT BADGE THERE IS ANINDIVIDUAL THAT IS LOVED BYSOMEBODY.REPORTER: NAVAJO NATIONPRESIDENT RUSSELL BEGAYEADDRESSED THE CROWD.>> NO OFFICER SHOULD EVER HAVETO LOSE THEIR LIVES TRYING TOPROTECT OUR FAMILIES.REPORTER: HE ASKED EVERYONETHERE TO STAND, AND CLAP FOR THEOFFICERS IN THE ROOM, THANKINGTHEM FOR PUTTING THEIR LIVES ONTHE LINE EVERY DAY, AS OFFICERHOUSTON DID.GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ ALSOPAID HER RESPECTS HONORING THE FALLEN OFFICER MY HEART TRULY BREAKS FOR YOUMRS. CHARLIE, I CANT BEGIN TOIMAGINE THE LOSSREPORTER: THEN, PRESENTINGOFFICER HOUSTON'S FAMILY WITHTHE NEW MEXICO STATE FLAG.TODAY ACROSS NEW MEXICO FLAGSWERE AT HALF STAFF INCLUDINGHERE AT KOAT IN HONOR OF THISFALLEN OFFICER.JUSTIN MATTHEWS, KOAT, ACTION 7

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Navajo police Officer Houston Largo's family, friends and fellow officers came together Thursday to remember his life. Largo's sister read the eulogy in front of hundreds of people inside a packed high school gymnasium in Rehoboth, New Mexico. It’s a difficult adjustment for family and law enforcement officers across the Navajo Nation and New Mexico. The Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye addressed the crowd. “Beyond that uniform, beyond that badge, there is an individual that is loved by somebody,” Begaye said. “No officer should ever have to lose their lives trying to protect our families.” He asked everyone to stand and clap for the officers in the room to thank them for putting their lives on the line every day, as Largo did. Gov. Susana Martinez also paid her respects and honored the fallen officer, and presented Largo’s family with the New Mexico state flag. New Mexico flags were at half-staff in honor of Largo.