Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I had the privilege of working several calls with
Brian. He was an asset to his department and to the citizens of Illinois. He will be deeply missed his fellow officers on the third watch. Rest in peace.

Officer Jennifer Hegwood
Riverton Police Department

October 28, 2007

Rest in Peace Brother
Thank You for Your Service
May God Be with your Loved Ones.

Nicholas Dominguez

October 28, 2007

Peace be with you...

Natalie Jensen
CSPD Det. Jared Jensen, EOW 2/22/06

October 28, 2007

We offer our deepest condlences to Trooper McMillen's wife and family and also to all of the members of the Illinois State Police District 9. All of you are in out thoughts and prayers. Trooper McMillen, thank you for you service with the Illinois State Police, you will be missed by all. To the family members and co-workers of Trooper McMillen,if there is anything the Litchfield Police Department can do for you please do not hesitate to ask. May God bless you all and comfort you during this difficult time. Matthew 5:9 - Blessed are the peace keepers for they shall be called the children of God.

Chaplain
Litchfield Police Department

October 28, 2007

God Bless! Another hero gone too soon.

NYSP - Wife

October 28, 2007

Reace in peace Troop...

TROOPER
Florida Highway Patrol

October 28, 2007

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Police Mom

October 28, 2007

“REMEMBER ME”
Law enforcement officers are, indeed, a special breed of people. Ask anyone on the street and they will tell you that they would not have our jobs for anything in the world. It takes something special to do what we do and at the same time be able to even contemplate retirement. We try to be optimists. Unfortunately, there are a few of us who will never make that date with retirement. By the very nature of our job, we are at risk everyday of losing our lives, either at the hand of some deranged individual or in some other situation that we, by virtue of our occupation, may be unable to avoid. Some people have recognized the hazardous duties we involve ourselves in, the risks we take, and the pride we take in accomplishing that job. There is National Law Enforcement Week, dedicated to us who gladly accept the responsibility of protecting the citizens in our respective jurisdictions. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Day is dedicated to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. These are but two examples of remembrances specifically for law enforcement personnel. Remembrances that come but once a year. We should remind fellow officers of another type of remembrance, one that will last a lifetime. Sooner or later, a doctor will pronounce us dead. It is inevitable. Regardless of whatever happens, death is the end we will all have to face.
“IT IS IN DEATH THAT WE CAN LIVE FOREVER”
Author Unknown

Jim Moore
New Orleans P.D., Retired

October 28, 2007

Thank you to Trooper Brian McMillen and his family for their sacrifice. I and my family are deeply saddened by Brian's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, your family, and the Illinois State Police during this time of grief.

May God be with you and your family.

Patrolman Don Edwards
Springfield, IL PD

October 28, 2007

Rest In Peace, Trooper McMillen.

Lt T Carr
NYPD

October 28, 2007

The following is a Fallen Officer's Prayer that was found while a Pueblo Police Officer visited the N.Y.P.D. Museum & Ground Zero in 2005 Officer's Prayer

Fallen Officer’s Prayer

I Never Dreamed It Would Be Me.
My Name For All Eternity.
Recorded Here At This Hallowed Place.
Alas, My Name, No More My Face.
'In The Line of Duty' I Hear Them Say.
My Family Now The Price To Pay.
My Folded Flag Stained With Their
Tears.
We Only Had Those Few Short Years.
The Badge No Longer On My Chest.
I Sleep Now In Eternal Rest.
My Sword I Pass To Those Behind And
Pray They Keep This Thought In Mind.
I Never Dreamed It Would Be Me.
And With A Heavy Heart And Bended
Knee, I Ask For All Here From The
Past...
Dear God, Let My Name Be The Last.
We hope that these words will comfort you during the dark times to come.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Canon City, Colorado

Marilyn Robinson
cc-Pirate Internet Radio

October 28, 2007

To Trooper McMillen family and the Illinois State Police my heart and tears are with you.

Diane mother of Jeremy Chambers E.O.W.4-24-06

Diane Chambers

October 28, 2007

Rest easy, brother. May God bless you and your family.

Police Officer
Chicago Police Dept.

October 28, 2007

Rest in peace my Brother. I pray that the Lord will watch over your family.

God Bless

David Perley
Conesville PD (Iowa)

October 28, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Rest in Peace Trooper McMillen.

Cpl Jean Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP Service, Traffic Unit

October 28, 2007

Thank you for your service, Trooper McMillen! Your dedication will not be forgotten.
Thoughts and prayers go out to the ISP family along with Trooper McMillen's family.

October 28, 2007

It is a sad day. We lost another one fine young officer in an untimely death. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and your fellow troopers as they mourn your untimely loss. Thank you for your short time serving our community.

Auxiliary Officer David Beebe
Decatur Police Department

October 28, 2007

dear mrs. mcmillen -

my heart aches for you on this sad day - though 17 months have passed since my husband's death, i remember the night that it happened and all the things that followed in the days just after that like it was yesterday. i am so very sorry for your loss. hold your head up and remember him with honor and pride. you WILL survive.

grace and peace to you -

carla lyon, widow, asst. chief deputy keith lyon, knox county sherrif's dept., knoxville, tn. end of watch 05.09.06.

October 28, 2007

Rest in peace brother.

1773P
CSPD

October 28, 2007

OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS OF TROOPER McMILLEN. MAY GOD BLESS EACH OF THEM WITH HIS LOVE, MERCY. AND PEACE. MY FALLEN BROTHER, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

October 28, 2007

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Trooper McMillen. Another Hero taken too soon.
May God comfort you all. Rest in peace.

911 Dispatcher
Virginia

October 28, 2007

Brian, you made the ultimate sacrafice trying to help fellow officers, your sacrafice will not go forgotten. RIP and enjoy your new patrol, you have more than earned it.

SGT Sean M. Ronan
Chicago P.D.

October 28, 2007

On behalf of the men and women of the Camillus Police Department, our deepest sympathies to the family, friends and co-workers of Trooper Brian McMillen. Rest in Peace Brother, we now have the Watch.

PBA
Town of Camillus Police Department, Central New York

October 28, 2007

Rest easy troop. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Trooper
NJSP

October 28, 2007

Your tour of duty has ended by having given the ultimate sacrifice.
Thank you for your service to your agency and the citizens of Illinois.
You will not be forgotten by those whose lives you touched.
Thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and
your fellow troopers as they mourn your untimely loss.

† Rest In Peace, Trooper McMillen, May God Bless You †

Jeffrey Williams
Highland, Indiana

October 28, 2007