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Jan 2023
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120: End of Watch: Mount Rainier Nationa...

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*Please note, this episode includes descriptions of domestic violence and an active shooting* 

When an active shooter enters Mount Rainier National Park on New Years day 2012, National Park Law Enforcement Ranger Margaret Anderson would pay the ultimate sacrifice to keep the people and the place she loved the most, safe. 

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