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Video: Minn. officers give final salute to terminally-ill retired cop

After a long battle with cancer, retired Officer Denny Preston returned home for his final days to a surprise from his fellow officers

By Police1 Staff

COON RAPIDS, Minn. — After a long battle with cancer, Denny Preston decided to return home to spend his final days in comfort.

Preston spent 26 years with the Coon Rapids Police Department and retired 16 years ago. Fellow officers from the department gave him a police escort home and lined his driveway to give him a final salute, FOX59 reported.

Video taken by Preston’s daughter, Tami Serna, captured his last moment with the department. The footage has garnered over 1.7 million views on social media.

Preston died the next day at age 72.