Colorado Deputy Gets Badge Pinned On by the Officer Who Saved Her Life as a Neglected Victim 22 Years Ago

Sgt. Jeff Valdivia pins a badge on Dep. Natalie Young's shirt during her graduation from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Academy, 22 years after saving her life. Courtesy of El Paso County Sheriff’s Office

Life could have turned out so differently for one Colorado deputy.

But the moment she had her badge pinned on at her graduation from the sheriff’s academy, by an officer who saved her life 22 years years ago, shows how far she has come.