Orlando Shooting Victim's Emotional Reunion With Officer Who Saved Him (Video)

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Orlando Shooting Victim's Emotional Reunion With Officer Who Saved Him 
Upon reuniting with Angel Colon, the man he dragged out of Pulse early Sunday, Eatonville, Fla. police officer Omar Delgado said, "I need a big hug."
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          Jun 17, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Upon reuniting with Angel Colon, the man he dragged out of Pulse early Sunday, Eatonville, Fla. police officer Omar Delgado said, "I need a big hug."

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