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Article: Heroic officer's local ties recalled ; Bar patrons, workers beam with pride over woman's role in ending shooting rampage
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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NEWTON - As Sergeant Kimberly D. Munley's photo splashed across
television screens and front pages late last week, recognition
spread quickly among staff and regulars at Dunn-Gaherin's: The Texas
police officer credited with bringing down the suspected Fort Hood
gunman was the same Kimberly who used to waitress at the Irish pub
in Newton Upper Falls.
"So many people kept calling the restaurant last night and going,
`Is that really her?' " said Seana Gaherin, one of the owners of the
restaurant and bar where Munley, then known by her maiden name,
Kimberly Barbour, worked for roughly a year before heading south for
boot camp. "We're so proud of her."
Amid Irish decor and local sports ...