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For the 23rd time, Florida commemorated Missing Children\u2019s Day at the State Capitol Monday.<\/p>\n

Florida is ahead of most other states in its efforts to recover children when they go missing.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It was a bittersweet day for the families that came.<\/p>\n<p>It forces them to relive their tragedy, but also allows them to seek solace from the only other people who know what they truly have gone through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we will never abandon the search for missing children,\u201d said Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Rick Swearingen.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-70714 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon 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