Red Ribbon Week honors those who risk all for us

Enrique "Kiki" Camarena grew up in a poor barrio in Mexico. When he was 9 years old, his family moved to the United States. Kiki worked in the fields with his family until he finally got the chance to go to school, something he had dreamed of throughout his young life.

Kiki was a good student who played sports, worked on the yearbook and was even voted "best all-around senior." After graduation from high school, Kiki worked his way through college, earning a degree in criminal justice.

After becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen, Kiki served his country as a Marine (1968 to 1970), then as a poli...