IN VALOR THERE IS HOPE

THIS PAGE IS IN MEMORY OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO MADE

THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

September 11, 2001

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of heroes and tyrants. Thank God for the Blood of Heroes"

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“In memory of fallen officers everywhere”

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 HAS THE PRICE TO PAY.
MY FOLDED FLAG STAINED WITH 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 IN MIND.
I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ME,
AND WITH HEAVY HEART ON BENDED KNEE,
I ASK FOR ALL THOSE HERE FROM THE PAST,
PLEASE GOD, “LET MY NAME BE THE LAST!”

To Protect and To Serve

I don't know why you chose this path

It was surely not for pay

There's no routine or certainty

That brings comfort with each day

 You leave your home and take with you

Silent prayers of family

They know the dangers you will see

They pray on bended knee

 Your eyes see more in just one day

Than we do in an entire year

You strive to make our homes a haven

Safe from harms way and fear

 You vow To Protect and To Serve

People you don't even know

You treat them all with dignity

Despite the filth they show

 The way you serve with care and honor

Reflects your reputation

You wear your badge with such great pride

And it serves as confirmation

 You never know with each call you take

If this will be your last

But yet you continue to take each one

And let your doubts just pass

 This is your eulogy while you yet live

To wait for your death is sad

How much we need you to keep on going

To survive in a world gone mad

Somebody killed a policeman today and a part of America died.

A piece of our country he swore to protect

Will be buried with him at his side.

The suspect who shot will stand up in court,

With counsel demanding his rights

While a young widowed mother must work for her kids, and spend long, lonely nights

The beat that he walked was a battlefield too,

Just as if he'd gone to war

Though the flag of our nation won't fly at half mast,

To his name they will add a gold star

Yep, somebody killed a policeman today, In your town or mine

While we slept in comfort behind locked doors,

A cop put his life on the line

Now his ghost walks a beat on a dark city street,

And he stands at each new rookie's side

He answered the call, of himself gave his all

And a part of America died.

 ©1984 America Police Hall of Fame, North Port, FL

It could have been you......

It could have been me

It could have been any of us just lying there

We wonder why this has happened

We wonder why the people are against us

We wonder of a lot of things

and yet we know there will never be an answer

The bagpipes are playing

The sash is on the pin

The black tape is on the badge

and the flags are flying half mast

The precession is starting

The lines of blue are forming

The blue lights are shining

and the radios remain silent.

The citizens are mourning

The suspect is running

The investigation is beginning

and JUSTICE IS COMING!!!! 

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Law Enforcement Memorial Sites To Visit

Arkansas Law Enforcement Memorial
California Highway Patrol Memorial
Carter County, Oklahoma, Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
POMF Police Memorial Page
Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial
The Fallen Wall
Federal Protective Service Memorial
Georgia Peace Officers Memorial
Honoring A Hero and A Friend
Houston Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
In the Memory of...
In Memory of Cpl. Bill Illingsworth
Law Ride 2000
Lewiston ME Police Dept., Ray Payne, August 26, 1961 - July 23, 1988
Massachusetts State Trooper Dedication
Memorial Poems & Tributes
Missouri Officer Down Page
Montgomery Alabama Police Memorial
My Dad
New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
New York State Fraternal Order of Police Memorial Wall
NYC Police Memorial
The Officer Down Memorial Page
Officer Down Memorial Page - Central Europe
OfficerDown.org
Officers Who Gave It All
Ontario Provincial Police Honour Roll
Pennsylvania State Police Memorial
Rocklaand County NY Law Enforcement Memorial
Rockland Police Department Honor Guard
Taps Law Enforcement Memorial
Toronto Police Association Memorial
Union County Police Department Memorial
VA. State Police Memorial
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Project
Wisconsin Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
William & Stephen Gyurke Memorial
The California Peace Officers' Memorial

Washington State Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Rose Garden

ANGELS IN BLUE

“Is daddy coming home soon?” asks a precious little face.

“It’s past when he should be here. Is he working on a case?”

Your dad’s not coming home son. He’s working late tonight.

He’s a policeman up in heaven, making sure we’re alright.

“But mommy, why’d he leave us? I miss him when he’s gone.”

I know you miss him darling, but now we must be strong.

“Who’s gonna teach me baseball, and help me fly a kite.

And help me with my homework, and buy me my first bike?”

Your daddy loved you darling, and he didn’t want to leave.

But a bad man took your daddy and left us all to grieve.

Be proud of who your dad was, and how he earned his pay.

Because it’s people like your daddy that keep us safe each day.

“Mommy, when I get bigger, and if it’s okay with you,

I’m gonna be like daddy, and be a policeman too.”

 Daniel T. Dunbar

A Police officer's Prayer

Lord, I ask for courage -
Courage to face and Conquer my own fears...
Courage to take me Where others will not go

I ask for strength -
Strength of body to protect others.
And strength of spirit to lead others...

I ask for dedication -
Dedication to my job, to do it well,
Dedication to my community,
To keep it safe...

And please, Lord, through it all…
Be by my side. 

 ~ Stephen A. Faulkner ~

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