Officer Down Memorial Page

Not a day goes by that I don't think of you and how I wish you were still here. You died doing what you loved, just like our father. That's the only consolation I have.

Bonnie J. Ussery
Sister
March 2, 2012

Not a day goes by I don't think about what my life could have been like with you around. Love you and miss you

Robert Ussery III
Son
December 11, 2011

Merry Christmas brother. You are not forgotten.

Sgt. Jeff Ussery
Greene County Missouri Sheriff's Office
December 26, 2009

Your sacrafice will always be remembered. There is no greater honor than to give your life in the service of others.

"Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and tough the road may be, for without victory..there is no survival"

Deputy Jeff Ussery
Greene County Missouri Sheriff's Office
March 13, 2008

"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
November 13, 2007

YOU ARE REMEMBERED.

Jessica Buce
Wife of MPD Officer
May 7, 2007

Twenty-nine years later Bobby, we still remember.

Inv. Rose Shirley
Houston County Sheriff's Office
April 20, 2007

Rest in Peace, Officer Ussery. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169
October 30, 2006

No Officer shall be without a reflection. Officer Ussery you were my fathers roommate when he also was a officer at Montgomery. You will never be forgotten.

Inv. Chris Vinson
Coosa Co. Sheriffs Dept.
April 20, 2005

Shalom Aleichem

October 21, 2004