Marine 'Has A Heart Of Gold': Livermore Hero

LIVERMORE, CA — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented and changing times.

Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these heroes making a difference in their communities. Together with Ring, we’re working to let all your neighbors know about these outstanding people and their stories.

This submission comes from Wendy Westrope, who nominated son Dominic A. Westrope of Livermore.

Hero's job: Active Duty United States Marine Corps- Military

Relationship to nominee:My Son

Reason for recognition:My son Dominic returned home /Base from Over Sea Deployment in Iran /Middle East for over 7 months he is born and raised Livermore California Graduated Varsity Football Star Livermore High School class of 2017 went right out of High School to Bootcamp

One thing to know: My son has a heart of gold, cares for his country's future making a difference he is on his last year active duty military serving full active duty & 2 deployments over sea to return home in California to become a Sacramento County Sheriff

Thanks for all you do, Dominic!

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