 | Deputy Jerry Arnold Martinez
Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department
New Mexico
Saturday, January 26, 1991 |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE. N.J. TROOPER
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE
2008-02-25
YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH
2008-01-22
"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
2007-12-17
Its been such a long time since you have been gone so many things have happened. There are people who have been reunited with you. Your daughter has grown into a beautiful young lady. Paula
frien
2007-08-29
I never had the opportunity to meet the two law enforcement officers who were slain. However, a dear friend and coworker of mine (Gil SAENZ LAPD-RIP), knew both of them and had nothing but great things to say. May you both Rest In Peace! Semper Fi, M. B. P. Maj M. B. Parlor
USMC / LAPD
2006-08-14
Jerry,
After all these years' memories have surfaced and I have thought of you often and had said my prayers for your family. You were always a wonderful friend and we did have great high school memories. I just wanted you and your family to know that you have not been forgotten... God Bless you and your family.....
Your friend forever,
Berta
04/19/2006 Berta (Monge) Beck
High School Classmate & Friend
2006-04-19
Rest easy, brother. You lived and died a hero, never to be forgotten. May God comfort those you left behind. The star continues to be pinned because of people like you who give the ultimate sacrafice. Deputy M. Moore
Warren County S.O. (OH)
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