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Festival Attendees at Lifest React to Tragedy in Dallas

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It's an event Linda Wenzel looks forward to every year.

 

"Lifest brings unity," said Wenzel.

 

Unity is something Wenzel says is needed across the country in light of the tragedy in Dallas, Texas.

 

"Whether it be black people, Hispanics, Asians, Asian-Indians I think we're all humans it shouldn't matter the color of our skin," said Wenzel.

 

The tragedy in Dallas left several officers dead and it's something law enforcement says is hard to see.

 

"It really does come back to get you because in any given day that could be you," said Lifest security director and Fond du Lac sheriff's deputy, Greg Deike.

 

Deike says despite attacks like this officers aren't going anywhere.

 

"We all took an oath to protect and serve, uphold the constitution," said Deike.

 

For pastors who heard the news they're trying to spread a message of hope.

 

"There's a large call for us to really love on people, to surround regardless of everything that's going on political or whatever it is I think there's just a large calling for us to be loving on each other," said Pastor Luke Telford of Foursquare Church in Oshkosh.

 

People working together to change society by spreading a message of love instead of hate.