Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

"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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

December 20, 2007

TO THE FAMILY OF P.O. NUGENT,
MY MOST SINCERE REGARDS AND THANKS FOR KENNY'S SACRAFICE.MY NAME IS CHRIS TOMLINSON. I WAS VERY CLOSE WITH HUGH CURTIN FOR MANY YEARS. MR. CURTIN DID NOT LET A DAY GO BY THAT HE DID NOT AT LEAST MENTION HIS PARTNER'S NAME. I WAS HONORED TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE 103 PCT IN 1997. THE COMMAND THAT TWO OF THE BEST COPS IN THE WORLD PATROLLED TOGETHER. GOD BLESS! YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS.

Sgt. Christopher J. Tomlinson
NYPD

November 30, 2007

36 yrs ago today. Ofc. Nugent will never be forgotten! God Bless his family, friends & NYPD.

Ret. PO
City of Miami PD Fla.

August 20, 2007

Patrolman Nugent, I learned about you today from your grandson. I honor you for your dedication to the citizens of New York. I am sorry that you could not be here to see your family grow. I am sure that you would have been very proud of them.

God Bless You!!

DFC. Matt Crisafulli
Worcester County Sheriffs Office

March 21, 2005

Ptl. Nugent was a role model and a hero to the rookie cops of 103rd of which I was one, he was the type of Cop that I tried to emulate throughout my career.

retired Lieutenant
NYPD

February 19, 2005

I salute you for your service and honor you for your sacrifice.

A hero never dies...

Rest in peace, hero.

December 28, 2004

Thank you for your dedication and courage, you are a true hero and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace
Brother Kenneth.



Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham
Sand Springs Police Dept. Okla

February 23, 2004