Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

On this 20 year anniversary we are pausing to say we remember and you are not
forgotten.
Lynn Kole
Bellingham, WA

Anonymous

August 16, 2008

"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

April 8, 2008

Thank you for your sacrifice.

Former MD Police Officer
Fauquier County, VA

August 16, 2007

08-16-07
On this anniversary of your passing, we pause to remember. Rest in peace Trooper J. Vernon, job well done. Know that your bothers and sisters here have not forgotten you. You may be gone but know you will never be forgotten.

Master Deputy
Chesterfield County Sheriff's office Va.

August 16, 2007

Still remembered...

August 16, 2006

So many years ago, yet we do not forget.

Master Trooper
Virginia State Police

August 16, 2006

Jackie, I remember you as if it were yesterday. It's good to see your face again my friend, we'll meet again...

Charlie Moore
Former V.S.P.

February 20, 2006

You will always be in our thought's my fellow protector of the peace.

Master Deputy Sheriff: B. K. Matt
Norfolk Sheriff's Office Virginia

November 11, 2005

To Tomas,

My heart broke for you when I read your message. Please know you are not alone.

Romaine

Romaine Cheney
Sister, VA Tpr. II Jessica J. Cheney

March 28, 2005

I find myself,
in between

that space where life stands still
things as I knew
no longer are

a quiet lull
in void of you
that lingers in my grieving days
as I learn to be...
in between

the no-mans-land where two worlds meet
death and life
a still retreat / a raging storm

still movement forward
standing still
is empty now

and struggle I to find my way
waiting, lingering
curling, stretching
standing still
closing
opening

making room for something new
my in between

and waiting now for life to come
midst this death

important time...this in between
to feel / to grieve and hold / be held
to heal / to say goodbye
and reach hello
and wait for what is next

..to enter in

March 12, 2005

Gone but not forgotten. Rest in Peace Blue Angel....May your Family, Fellow Troopers, and Friends have found Peace in their hearts...

Officer Debra McFall Ross
East Buffalo Twp P.D. Lewisburg, Pa. 17837

August 17, 2004

"Say not in grief she is no more
but live in thankfulness that she was"

Thank you for giving me the gift of laughter. You will always be my sister, best friend and hero.

Tomas R. Vernon, Esq.

Tomas R. Vernon, Esq.

Rest in Peace. Blue and Grey, pride combined!!