Officer Down Memorial Page

Rest in Peace, Assistant Chief O'Brien. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
April 21, 2012

rest in peace O'Brien....Today, you are not forgotten. You are remembered and you are a hero! Rest in peace with god, and send him my love. I will be honored to meet all you heros one day in heaven.

kristine wilton
cousin of Christopher Nicholson/smithsburg MD EOW-12/19/2007
February 8, 2008

I met Chief O'Brien's son, who was quite elderly at the time. I recognized the lifetime of pain the son had endured with the loss of his father. I also saw the resentment of the lack of recognition for his father. I served as Chief of Police when our police department was renamed "The David O'Brien Public Safety Building" and a memorial built to him. During the ceremony I saw the wounds of time heal in the son. The son is now gone and reunited with his father. I hope these small acts make both of them proud.

Retired Chief Mike Elam
Canton Police Department
January 25, 2007

When I started in law enforcement I was in the Canton Police Station named in your honor. I wondered about the officer it was named for and finally learned the story. Your were a hero, Chief. Rest in Peace brother

Police Officer Ben Sleaford
Geneseo Police Dept.
June 20, 2005

You are a true hero to us all and your loss will never be forgotten.

DE
St. Louis City Police
June 15, 2005

MY BROTHER, YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. A HERO NEVER IS. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. YOU SERVED WELL.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.
May 14, 2004