 | Trooper Donward F. Langston
Georgia State Patrol
Georgia
Tuesday, July 26, 1983 |
RIP,Your memory lives on and you are not forgotten. Anonymous
2008-11-28
Trooper Langston your work on this Earth as we know it is done. You are in God's Hands now brother. May you rest in peace. SGT. Daryl Brewer
Clarksville Police Dept. Clarksville, Tennessee
2008-04-17
"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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and may not be duplicated without permission Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
2007-12-26
I AM PROUD TO SAY YOU WERE MY FATHER. YOU TAUGHT ME SO MUCH IN THE SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAD ON EARTH. NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT YOU ARE NOT REMEMBERED. TILL WE MEET AGAIN
ALWAYS IN MY HEART.
LOVE LIL COCONUT
2007-09-21
Thank you for watching over polk county during your tenure as a post 29 trooper. you did your best and made a difference in the many lives you saved. As each new trooper begins their tour,, may the LORD instill upon them some of Your Wisdom,Strength,and Moderation...to carry with them each and every day!. Godspeed to you Trooper Langston, of Post 29 Cedartown,Georgia. brian furlong
citizen
2006-02-17
Trooper Langston,
On today, the 22nd anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Georgia.
R.I.P.
Anonymous
2005-07-26
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