‘We show respect’: DC police officer goes viral for greeting monks with a bow

A Metropolitan Police Department officer went viral when he welcomed a group of Buddhist monks to D.C. as they completed a 108-day, 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Texas.

The monks walked single file, one step at a time, for 15 weeks, finally crossing the Potomac River Tuesday.

Officer Steven Ngyuen of the MPD Asian Liaison Unit was among those waiting for their arrival. The 25-year veteran of the force told News4 his viral moment wasn’t scripted…

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