Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family and loved ones of Officer Brian Thomas Gleason and his fellow officers with the U.S.Army Military Police Corps:

On this the sixth anniversary of Brian's tragic death, I wanted to honor and remember him today. Although I never had the privilege of meeting Brian, I feel as if I know him through the loving reflections left by loved ones and friends.

This is especially true of reflections left by Brian's Mom for I too feel that anquish of a mother who has lost their precious baby in the line of duty. To Mom: Your sentiment about being only one breath away from him really struck me. I still have two children, but now they are in different worlds. I have to be strong for my family still with me, but it so hard sometimes. The rawness of your pain reinforces my feeling that this awful loss we share causes you to physically ache sometimes. A parent's love never diminishes, nor does the grief over the loss. I wish you peace of mind, and wish you had the answers you need about the circumstances.

I hope that God is holding Brian in the sweetest part of his heart and the most gentle part of his soul.

I am so sorry that Brian was robbed of his life so young and so tragically, but through his heroism and the profound sense of duty with which he lived his life, he made an immeasurable difference. May his spirit continue to soar and may his memory continue to inspire.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the dedicated service Brian gave to his community and the citizens of our country through his military service, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on August 9, 2000.

Phyllis L. Loya, mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD
eow 4/24/05

August 9, 2006

Rest in Peace. Always Remembered.
To the Gleason family, I am sorry for your loss.

Dy M. Martin
St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office LA

August 9, 2006

My Dearest Brian,
Tomorrow, Aug 9 will be six years of PAIN in missing you here on this earth.I know with time it's suppose to get better, but until we are together again the Pain will never go away. I try so hard to deal with it every day and not having closure of what happen that night does not help.It is always a never ending open wound and questions with no answers.The only thing Iam sure of is where you are now and thats with GOD. That is the only PEACE I have in your death.I PRAY one day we will have answers to all those questions and then again if only one answer could answer them all.I miss you so much and all your jokes and your beautiful smile.You are missed and loved by all of us.With the way things are going on in our world today, I think we will be seeing each other very soon.I cannot hardly wait for that day to come and to be in heaven with God and you and the rest of the family and never to be apart again and no more pain. I am looking forward to that day and I cannot wait to hold you in my arms again. Kendall will be sixteen in less than three weeks and she misses you so much. She is a cheerleader for high school and we always talk about you playing football.You will never be forgotten because we talk about you everyday and we keep your memory alive. You are still alive in another place heaven and death only took the shell of your body here.I love you so much and miss you so much.Watch for me when God calls me home and until then I send you my love on angels wings.
I love you Mom

August 8, 2006

It is father's day and I was sitting here remembering the years when you would come see me. I remember one year you made me a special card and was so proud of it when you gave it to me. I stil have it today and think about you when I look at it.

Time does not reduce the pain, but I do know that one day I will see you again. The one special project you and I spoke about, restoring an old Mustang. Well I start it a few months ago, when it is completed I will put a tag on the front that says " in remembrance of Brian Gleason". The thing I did not tell you was when we finished restoring the car, I was going to give it to you. You are always near to my heart. I miss your sport, the Summers will never be the same.

DAD

June 18, 2006

My Dearest Brian,
Its Mothers Day once again and year number six without you here to celebrate it with me and our family.Mothers Day will never be complete until we are all together again forever never to be apart.I have the video taken of you and Kendall at church on Mothers day 1998 and you tell me Happy Mothers Day Mom I love you. You may not be here in person but I can always watch the video and always here you tell me those words.What a blessing and how important that video has became.I want to reach in it and hug you so much and listen to your heart beat next to my ear.One day I will again and I know that you are always in my heart and your spirit is always with me.I miss you so very much and also Kendall and Ken.Brian here are my words to you on Mothers Day 2006.

Brian,
I send you my heart and I send you all the love a mother can give to her son.Iam so very proud of you and I am so blessed and honored to be your mother.I have so many wonderful memories of you that live on in my heart and not a day goes by that I do not think of you.I carried you in my arms until I no longer could and now I carry you in my heart and I hold you in my spirit.I know you are in the best place you could ever be in and the Lords arms and love are holding you now.We will all be together again one day and watch for me when my time comes to hold you in my arms again.

I LOVE YOU
MOM

May 13, 2006

Dear Brian,
HAPPY EASTER.We love and miss you so very much.I fixed your grave up today with red,white,and blue roses and it is so pretty.We made an easter egg for you also.Yes I still have your army man easter egg that you made the last time you came home easter 2000.It looks as good as the day you made it. I keep it in the frezzer and look at it and admire your art work.We love you and we will see you again.
I send my love on angels wings.
MOM

April 16, 2006

Thank you for your good works.
I pray you rest well.
God bless your family.
As I read your reflections tears fill my eyes.
Rest brother....

albuquerque, new mexico

March 29, 2006

Dear Brian,
Today is one of my bad days in missing you so much.My heart hurts so much wishing I could see you for just five minutes to hold you in my arms and hear your heart beat.Its been six years almost and Iam still having trouble moving on.If I could only get closure and answers to unanswered questions then maybe I could be at PEACE.Its so hard seeing soldiers all the time living here so close to a Military base.I always see you in them and then reality hits again. I wonder what you would be doing today and where you would be or if you would be married and have children?I ran into one of your friends yesterday and he and his wife just had a baby girl.It seems that time passess so fast.You and Lee met when you were in fourth grade and then finished school together.Then again your passing still seems like yesterday to me.I still trust GOD that HE knows best and I will be with you again one day.You are only one breath away from me thats all and that close.Life seems so unfair when its cut so short in our eyes. You had just begun your journey in this life.You finished what GOD had for you here to do in that short time and now you could not be in better hands, love,joy and peace.I only wish I had just a little more time with you here.You are so loved and missed not only by me but all of us.I will see your smiling face again and one day I will hold you in my arms again.Until that day comes,I will send you my love on angels wings. I love and miss you Mom.

March 8, 2006

Dear Brian,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
The years keep going by so fast and you are still missed so very much.Kendall looks just like YOU.I wish I had a picture of you two together now its unreal how much you look alike.Even some of her facial features and the faces you use to make catch me by surprise sometimes and I have to catch my breath.You are so missed by all of us. We LOVE YOU and again HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MOM,Kendall,Ken,and family

January 14, 2006

Brian today would have been your 26th birthday. I was thinking about you and wondering what you would have been doing if you were still alive.

I so much miss your smile and great sense of humor, you were always able to make me laugh.

I will leave you something special at your grave tomorrow.

Happy birthday once again sport!!

Love Dad

Tom Gleason

January 14, 2006

Dear Brian,
It is Christmas Eve and we miss you so very much.We have so many good memories of past holidays that help us through the ones without you here in human form.We have you in our hearts and spirit.Will came by today to see us and that always helps. He tries to come by everytime he is home.We always talk of the things that you two used to do and laugh alot.He is truly a good friend of yours and always checks on us for you.We mailed you a Christmas card yesterday and sent it up to the sky on balloons.We watched it go up and up until it went out of sight.We let it go at the ball park where you always played ball and we have so many great memories of you.We love and miss you.
Merry Christmas
I love you
Mom

December 24, 2005

Dear Brian, I love and miss you so much and one day maybe the pain will not be so hard to wake up to everyday not having you hear to talk too. Five years have passed and its still almost like yesterday.I know that one day we will be together again and what a day that will be. You are always remembered everyday and especially today Veterans Day.We love and miss you. You are going to be put in a Congressional Record in Washington D.C. It is another way of Honoring your name and service to our country. We are so very PROUD of YOU.We, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH MOM, Ken, Kendall

November 10, 2005

Brian,

Five years ago you were taken from us. In some ways it seems like forever in others it seems like just yesterday. I miss so much your smiling face and your great sense of humor. You were always able to make me laugh. People tell me the pain will ease with time however I still miss you today as much as I did then. Till we meet again I will cherish the times I had with you. You will always be a part of me.

Tom Gleason
Father

August 9, 2005

My Dearest Brian,
I wish I could say that the pain of loosing you is eaiser but its not. You are always on my mind and I wish I could just talk to you just for a moment. I wish I could touch your face and listen to your heart beat like we always said goodbye until we seen each other again. Sometimes I can almost feel your presence beside me.I still live with every day not knowing what happened that night and I wish somehow I knew. Maybe it could help give closure to an open hole in my heart. I still go over and over what could have caused the accident and its the same ending every time - unknown. I miss you so much and your laugh and smile and, as always, your sense of humor. I wish I could go back to when you were born and hold you tight in my arms. Today, 5 years ago was the last time I got to talk to you and by morning you were with the Lord. Now you are in His Loving Arms. I know that you will be waiting for me with that smile on your face that I long too see. I dreamed about you the other night and you came to me with your arms open and I got to hug and touch your face. Even if it was a dream it felt so real and when I woke up it was as though I had really seen you. Some days are still so hard to get through and when I see a soldier in uniform I want to just sit down and cry. Its hard living so close to Ft.Rucker because you see them almost every day. Every one says time will heal but it still seems like yesterday for me. I love and miss you so very much and I keep reminding myself every day that passes is one day closer to seeing you and holding you in my arms.

I send you my love on angel's wings,
Mom

August 8, 2005

It is the time of the year when I would pick you up for the summer. I miss those days and have fond memories of all the time we shared. One day I will see you again till that time you will always be close to my heart.

Dad

June 1, 2005

My Dearest Brian,

I love and miss you so much! Not only on Memorial Day, but everyday. You will never be forgotten as long as I have breath! Daddy made me an eagle flying through the sky, and gave it to me this morning in honor of you. We all love you so very much! Each day that passes is one day closer to seeing you again.

I send my love on eagle's wings! I love you, Mom

Mom

May 30, 2005

Dear Brian,
It'
s Easter 05 today and we miss you so very much.The last time you got to come home was Easter 00. I carry your love and memories in my heart and you are always with me. I love and miss you so very much and with each day that passess we are one day closer to being together again. We all love and miss you HAPPY EASTER!

I love you,
Mom, Ken and Kendall

March 27, 2005

Dearest Brother,

You probably wouldn't believe this, but today, I went with my school's FFA! I am in that club now. Anyways, we went to the competitions! I judged livestock as an alternate because I didn't have enough time to study over it all! It was SO much fun though! I wore my handcuff necklace in honor of you. I saw your old teacher that taught you for FFA! 5 years ago!!!!!! :-), Well, I love you!

Your "favoritest" Little Sister ;-)

Little Sister

February 17, 2005

I wanted to add, to the family of PFC Gleason, I have read your reflections and a hole just wells up in my heart. That on the night of Brian's passing, it was my birthday and was out having a goodtime. It bothers me to this day that we had lost a brother in arms and I was out celebrating. For this I am sorry, I wish nothing but the best for your family. Please take care,

SPC Nick Fujii
209th MP CO
Ft. Polk, LA

SPC Fujii/Inspector Fujii
209th MP Co/Federal Protective Service, Dept of Homeland Security

February 16, 2005

Brian,

While we had never met, I got to the unit a few months after your passing, I was informed of the story of that night. Many nights on patrol I would vist the scene of the accident and just ask "why?" I know you ment alot to your fellow soldiers, and I would have been honored to partner up with you or share a foxhole. "209th Warriors" You will never be forgotten.

SPC Fujii/Inspector Fujii
209th MP Co/Federal Protective Service, Dept of Homeland Security

February 16, 2005

My Dear Brother,

I am very sorry for not writing on your birthday! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! I love you so much! Especially Miss You! I can't wait to see you when we get to Heaven! I can just see you when you got to Heaven, Big Moma standing there asking, "Where's my hoe?" HAH! Good times, I've been told those stories! Our cousin Jessica got married today! Can you believe it? The guy she has married is very nice. I wish you were still here to see all of this happening. I would be up to your shoulder by now! I measured myself against Will, seeing how yall were almost the same height! Everyone always tells me that I look just like you now! How awesome is that? haha! Kristy calls me Little Brian. It's funny. School is going great. Most of the time. I took your's, Mom's, and Dad's advice about making the grades to get somewhere. I wrote another poem for you...

Brian

There are days that is so hard,
Without being able to play with you in the yard,
I miss you so much,
I wish I could just be able to have your hand to touch,
You are the best brother that could ever of been alive,
Through life we strive,
I wish I could just hug you one more time,
I definitely would not want to take you from the place you are that is so prime,
You were taken by angels to see our Lord,
From our eyes,
At least you are in the best place ever,
Now you will not be hurt again-never,
We will always love you,
We will all eventually get to see you, and be a family together once again.

Well, I love you, we love you. I'm taking care of Mom and Dad, just like you told me too! Love you SOOOOO MUCH!!!

Love!,
Your Little Sister

Your Little Sister

January 29, 2005

Dearest Brian,
We have just finished celebrating your 25th birthday cake. We went out and put flowers and ballons on your resting place this afternoon. We sang Happy Birthday and we hope you could feel our LOVE for you if only for a moment. We LOVE and MISS YOU SO MUCH. Again HAPPY BIRTHDAY
WE LOVE YOU
Mom, Ken, Kendall
We send you our love
on Angels Wings

Mom

January 14, 2005

My Dearest Brian,
It is Christmas Eve 04 and I miss you so very much. Christmas will just never be the same anymore without you here. I know you are having a wonderful Christmas in Heaven one that we on earth cannot or will not understand in our human bodies. One day we will all be together and only being with you and our love ones and the Joy of the Lord will be ALL that we will ever need. My heart on earth is still human and it still hurts so much wishing I could see you just ONE more time on earth if only for a moment. We have our memories, pictures,and videos that we can always look at to see your smiling face.I thank God for allowing me the Honor of being your Mother. I love and miss you so much and you are always on my mind and in my heart. MERRY CHRISTMAS MY DEAR SON.
MOM

mom

December 24, 2004

Once again another Thanksgiving goes by, I miss the times we use to share. I was looking at a pictures of us from Thanksgvings in the past. My thoughts and love go out to you till we meet again. Love Dad!!

Dad

November 25, 2004

My Dearest Brian,

Another Thanksgiving and missing you so much. You will be with all of us in our hearts and memories. We will talk about our memories of you tomorrow with the family. We love and miss you so much and your special smile. I send you my love on eagle's wings until I see you again.

With Lots of Love,
Mom, Ken, and Kendall

Tammy Persin

November 25, 2004