Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"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

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

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer!

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

June 6, 2012

RIP Officer Ambrose. Thank you for your service. May your family and friends find peace knowing that you will never be forgotten.

Detective Laura Price
Island County Sheriff

June 6, 2012

When people brake the law, they hate the cops. When people nned them, they will respond no matter the situation. We should take a moment and Thank all police officers for the work they perform. MY HEART GOES TO THE BLOOD FAMILY OF KEVIN AMBROSE AS WELL AS THE BROTHERS OF THE FORCE.

MAY GOD HELP ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

Norberto Martinez / SPC. U.S ARMY

June 6, 2012

For Police Officer Kevin Ambrose:

The call to respond to the scene of a person who violates the protection from abuse order demands one to be fully alert and ready for anything. But, despite such precaution the enraged lunatic that defies an official court order is usually bent upon bring harm to others and kills by surprise. If we act too quickly we are brutes and if we act to slowly we are believed by many to be uncaring or even detached. Hardly a worse scenario exists for the police officer responding to such calls. We regret that our brother Kevin's fate was to be counted among the many who have faced this situation and, bravely and fearlessly attempting to preserve lives, lost their own life - the act of a valiant and knoble law officer. And, the culprit then taking their own life afterward - the act of a pitiful and wretched coward.

We pray for Kevin's family, friends, co-workers, and all those who care about him. May they be ready to reach-out to those who care about him. We also pray for the innocent victim's involved in this incident,

We are proud to render Officer Kevin Ambrose, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police

June 6, 2012

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the co-workers from the Sprinfield PD. R.I.P Sir!

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP Service, Trafic Unit

June 6, 2012

Rest in peace fellow officer, never forgotten...thankfully that scum that stole your life will not rot in jail nor heaven...RIP

Officer
W.Springfield

June 6, 2012

Your service an sacrifice will never be forgoten

Christopher Phillips Corrections Officer
Arizona DOC

June 6, 2012

Hero's In Life, Not Death!

Police Constable Al Halimic
York Regional Police, Canada

June 6, 2012

If this man should fall,who will lift the flag and carry on?Thank you for carrying the flag Officer Ambrose.

Deputy Darrin Ellis
Kings County Sheriffs Office(Ca.)

June 6, 2012

Rest In Peace Brother

Ofc. John Carney
Windsor Locks PD, CT.

June 6, 2012

God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain; but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.


Rest in peace.

Michelle
Wife of US Marshal

June 6, 2012

Thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and fellow officers... Godspeed Officer Ambrose

Ptlm. Gil Bechtel #232
Attleboro Police Department
Attleboro Massachusetts

June 6, 2012

Rest in peace my Brother!
"Blessed are the Peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9

Joaquin "Jack" Garcia
Retired FBI Agent

June 6, 2012

Sincere condolences to Kevin's family. Kevin is a hero and will now forever watch over you.

Lt. Paciorek
Hatfield Police Dept.

June 6, 2012

Rest in peace sheepdog.

Ptl. Hal Breuninger
Roselle Park PD, NJ

June 6, 2012

Rest in Peace. May you find comfort in your journey.

R. L. Drake
Detective (Ret.)
NYPD

June 6, 2012

Officer Ambrose,
God Bless and God Speed. May God watch over your family and friends in the coming days.

Officers
Town of Durham NY

June 6, 2012

Rest in Peace brother.

Patrol Officer
Windsor locks CT PD

June 6, 2012

I offer this to those who grieve for the loss of a good man...

Gone From My Sight

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.

Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone"

Gone where?

Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.

Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"

And that is dying...
- Henry Van Dyke

Sgt. Tom Gaylor
Retired Texas Peace Officer

June 6, 2012

Rest in Peace, Brother. Thank you for your service.

Chief Kevin Kratz
Buena Vista Twp Police Dept (Michigan)

June 6, 2012

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Kevin Ambrose. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of Springfield, Massachusetts will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the children of Officer Ambrose, know that their Dad, is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us. Officer Ambrose. Thank You sir for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace. God bless you and your family.

VIPS Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

June 6, 2012

Thanks for your courage and bravery,you gave your all. God bless your friends, family, and brothers in blue. You truly are and angel who will keep the watch. May you R.I.P.

citizen
A gracious citizen

June 6, 2012

god bless you may you rest in peace

Lt. J.P.
BPD

June 6, 2012

my heart goes to the family and friends and God Bless

robert johnson officer first class
dept of defense police fedwral protection unit

June 6, 2012

After 36 years on the street... and on a day shift, it turns to this? You were certainly a very strong willed man to stay in this business for so long, THEY could care less... WE care so much more. I check this sight often and see bad stories, this one hurts. My 14 years on the J is nothing compared to 36. But, you went while doing what you loved, in a strange way it's not a bad thing. Thank you, with the highest respect, for your service, Sir.

Ptlm. J. Buley
Whitesboro PD

June 5, 2012