 | Trooper Allen Patrick Nieland
Iowa State Patrol
Iowa
Sunday, October 14, 1990 |
Make that 19 years today...still a long time. Officer Nieland
Muscatine Police Department: Son
2009-10-15
20 years now...still feels like yesterday. Miss you and love you. Officer Nieland
Muscatine Police Department: Son
2009-10-15
18 years and it still seems like yesterday. RIP PAPS! Eric Nieland
Son
2008-10-14
"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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
2008-01-14
We remember you today and thank you Sir for your service. Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
2007-10-12
Rest in peace. You are not forgotten. Trooper
Iowa State Patrol
2007-02-27
Your service to the people of Iowa will never be forgotten.
Rest in peace, and know one day you will be with the ones who love you. Take car of heavens roads, and be there for others who have given their life, as you did serving others. Trooper
Iowa State Patrol
2007-02-14
Just wanted to say how proud I am of you dad...wish you were still here but you're in a better place.
RIP Reserve Deputy Nieland
Johnson County Sheriffs Office (IA)
2006-11-21
On the anniversary of your death, I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.
A hero never dies.....
God bless, hero. Rest in peace.
2004-10-14
Thank you for your dedication in serving and protecting your fellow Iowans. Let no death go unnoticed or be considered insignificant. CH
Iowa Resident
2004-08-17
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