Officer Down Memorial Page

Today we rang a bell for You this Correctional Officers Week. God bless

JMullens
FBOP
May 5, 2010

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
May 5, 2008

Each day I read the ODMP. Today I read the story of your death. Every officer who gave his/her life for us need never be forgotton. Rest in peace, sir. You are a true hero.

03/21/04

Captain Robert W Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.
March 21, 2004

My Grandfather Charles (Gil) Hurley served with Officer Miller on Alcatraz Island, and was there during the riot and subsequent attempted prison break.

Officer Miller was described by my Grandfather as the unsung hero that actually prevented the jail break by hiding the master jail key in the toilet where he and other Officers were being held hostage.

Had the inmates gotten the Key from Officer Miller (who refused to disclose the location of the key, sacrficing his life), this situation would have expanded past the cell house and outside the prison itself, risking the lives of families that resided on the island.

Officer Miller you are a true American hero, you sacrificed your life so that many innocent people would live. During my Law Enforcement career I will strive to have the same standards you set during your career. May God bless you and your family.

Don Hurley Jr.
(son of Don Hurley Sr. Grandson of Charles (Gil) Hurley.

Officer Don Hurley
Eloy, Az. Police Department