Officer Down Memorial Page

Mr. Coler:

I was just a young boy when we were transferred to Albuquerque for my father's first station. I remember well your family and ours hiking up Sandia Peak. I still have a picture of you on the trail with you carrying your young son in a backpack. Fond memories that I still carry with me.

Scott
Son of fellow FBI Agent
April 24, 2012

I was just a little girl when I knew you, you made me laugh and I loved you and your family, and I was so very sad when you were snatched away from life in that horrible vicious way. I have never forgotten you, and I never will. Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice you paid.

Sharon
daughter of a fellow FBI agent
April 15, 2012

May you rest in peace Special Agent Jack Coler. I have known your sister, Susan Gregg for several years. Susan and her family are very special to our family. It would have been an honor to meet you.

Officer J.A. Hinkle
East Wenatchee PD/friend of sister to S.A. Jack Coler
November 7, 2011

Today in law school we studied your case as it relates to the Federal Rules of Evidence and how the defense attorneys tried to exclude evidence from your trial. It makes me sick that the system failed you, because some attorney used rules that were made to protect us, those very rules you swore to enforce, used them against you. RIP S/A Coler.

PO Ari Maas
NYPD
February 7, 2011

Rest in peace, we will not let you to be forgotten.

Jerry Webb, Retired Special Agent
FBI
February 10, 2010

"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
Used with Special Permission of the Author
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
March 20, 2008

On this day, 32 years ago, you paid the ultimate sacrifice. I am sure your family felt horrible sorrow in your untimely murder as well as terrific pride in your job as a Police Officer. Thank you for bravely and proudly serving your community. You will always be a hero who will NEVER be forgotten!

Detective Sergeant, Retired
AR
June 26, 2007

Here it is thirty two years later, and our beloved "Hollywood Left" are calling for the release of your assailants and forgetting about your lives, families and careers. Well, on behalf of your many law enforcement brethren, we will never forget and your memories live on. Rest in peace.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
June 26, 2007

Rest in Peace, S/A Coler.

Detective
Chicago, Il. Police Department
August 15, 2006

Always with you and never forgotten. Thanks for your dedication and service.

Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
August 11, 2006

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and all the members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We were made safer by his service and we all suffer their tragic loss. The family of Special Agent Coler deserves our appreciation and gratitude for their sacrifice. No greater love has a man than the will to give his life for another. In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that Special Agent Coler is a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Tom Doyle
Cary Police Department, North Carolina
June 10, 2006

Rest easy blue angel

Anonymous
October 27, 2003