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Anonymous

September 7, 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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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

March 3, 2008

You aare remembered today and thank you Sir for your service.

Pat Van Den Berghe
NH

October 14, 2007

Rest well old friend. You will never be forgotten. I never worried for a second when you had my back. Some day when we meet in heaven we will laugh about the night we went door to door in July singing Christmas carols.

Mike Crawford
co-worker

October 5, 2007

Sleep safe Trooper Davis.

October 5, 2006

I first met Trooper Davis in the mid-1970s when he was a patrolman for the Texas Tech University Police Department. I would ride along with him on deep nights and we becamse good friends. We shared our dreams, he to become a trooper in the Highway Patrol, me to become a lawyer. We both made it. I miss him and think of him often. A man who is still remembered by his friends 25 years after his untimely death has truly left his mark. God bless his memory.

Steve Watkins

November 14, 2005

I would like to offer a word of thanks to Trooper Jerry Don Davis for the sacrifice he made 25 years ago for the citizens of the State of Texas. He will never be forgotten thanks in part to the ODMP.
The men and women of the Texas Department of Public Safety are among some of the finest that law enforcement has to offer. May God keep them safe from harm.

Patrolman Doug Hutchison
Irving Police Department, Texas, (Retired)

October 5, 2005

J.D., you were a great friend and fellow officer. I never knew anyone that loved his job and his agency more than you did. I wear your memorial bracelet each anniversary of your eow. you will never be forgotten.

Mike Crawford
retired (27 yrs)

December 30, 2004

On the anniversary of your death, I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

A hero never dies....

God bless, hero. Rest in peace.

A grateful citizen.

October 5, 2004

04/21/04

Each day I try to read the ODMP. Today I read your story. No officer who gives his/her life for us need ever be forgotton. You died a hero; rest in peace.

Captain Robert W Cannon, Ret.
Vermilion Co, Il. Sheriff's Dept.

April 21, 2004

No officer that gave his life should be without reflection……

“For those who pledge to uphold it, Freedom requires a sacrifice the protected will never know”

I honor you

Anonymous