 | Trooper Russell John Moesta
New Jersey State Police
New Jersey
Thursday, November 19, 1970 |
Trooper Russell John Moesta,
I became a trooper the same year as you. The nature of the job as a trooper includes many hours behind the wheel and often times at high speeds. Who is to say who will live and who will die. We all do our best and sometimes it is just our fate that it our time to go. Many threats present themselves and all we can do is our best. You have served your community and the people well. You have paid with your life for the privilege and the honor to be a soldier of the law. Honor and Dedication speak for you now and they rightfully have deemed you a hero. Well done, trooper...well done. Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police
2008-08-13
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
2007-12-12
You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH
2007-11-27
You will always be remembered for your sacrifice and may you always rest in peace. Cpl/1 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police
2007-11-19
Rest in peace Trooper, you are gone but will never be forgotten, watch over all Law Enforcement Officers, we got it from here. Kevin T Ryan
Ex- New Jersey Cop
2007-11-19
May your sleep be sweet.G-d Bless.
2007-06-21
I Did Not Die (Melinda Sue Pacho)
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn’s rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and forever cry.
I am not there. I did not die. Jana Perskie
Friend
2006-04-22
Rest in peace Troop...
2004-12-26
MY BROTHER, YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. A HERO FOR SURE. YOU SERVED WELL. CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.
2004-06-27
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