Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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 whose 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

Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

April 28, 2020

Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family and Departmen.

Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore Police Department

April 28, 2020

Onley family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Cpl.Onley thank you for your Service to your Country,Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Res.Sgt Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department

April 28, 2020

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae G Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

April 28, 2020

deepest condolences to family and friends of the officer

Randal Glenn
Canada Border Services retired

April 28, 2020

May Our Lord have a special place in His Heavenly home for Corporal Onley.

Well Done Faithful Servant your reward will be Great in Heaven.

My Deepest sympathies go out to his Family and Department.

Michael T. Sullivan, Retired Patrolman,
Chicago Police Department, 9th District

April 28, 2020

Thank you Corporal Onley for your hard work and dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the USA!!! You are a true American HERO. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES NEVER DIE...

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

April 28, 2020

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.
Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

April 28, 2020

We spent many days and nights, protecting one another!! Hope you are resting well BROTHER!

My condolences to yours!!!

MA1 (EXW/SW) Espinal, Hector
US NAVY

April 28, 2020

Rest in peace brother, we'll take it from here. Thank you for your many years of service, you will not be forgotten. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Cpl Onley during this time of tragic and painful loss.

Sgt Donnie Meaders
Wetumka (OK) Police Department

April 28, 2020

Rest in peace Brother.....My thoughts with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time.....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

April 28, 2020

I may not have known you, but from one DoN officer to another, I want to thank you for your sacrifice and your commitment to your community and country. I am saddened to hear about your loss. Rest in peace, brother - we have the watch.

Officer S. Hamp
Quantico Marine Corps Police

April 28, 2020

I am sad to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Corporal Lawrence Onley. I know our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Streets of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the United States Department of Defense - Naval District Washington Police Department United States, Government.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

April 28, 2020

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

Lieutenant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
New York

April 28, 2020

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF CORPORAL ONLEY, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF CORPORAL ONLEY. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Retired Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

April 28, 2020

I did not know you, but from one DoN police officer to another, I am saddened to hear about your loss and I thank you for your many years of dedicated service to your community and country. Rest in Peace, brother - we have the watch.

Officer S. Hamp
Quantico Marine Corps Police

April 28, 2020

R.I.P

G P P D. C565

April 28, 2020

Rest in Peace Sir.

Thank you for your service and ULTIMATE sacrifice.

Prayers for your family.

GOD BLESS

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

April 28, 2020

God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.

James P Waggle
Civilian

April 28, 2020

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

April 28, 2020

Lawrence was a respectable man at all times . He will be greatly missed at NRL but most of all by his family . Prayers goes out to his family and all who knew him.

Toney Darden / civilian
Code- 1350. 4

April 28, 2020

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr., ASAC
Federal Air Marshal Service

April 28, 2020

Rest in Peace Corporal Onley. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, coworkers and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

April 28, 2020

Rest in peace Corporal Lawrence Onley. You are a true hero.

Jamie Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office, Ret.

April 28, 2020

Thank you for your service to our nation and to our capitol.
Rest in Peace.

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Law Enforcement/Department of Public Safety

April 28, 2020