Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice is one that will never, ever be forgotten. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 6, 2020

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

July 15, 2015

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

August 19, 2014

How I wish I had known you. Thank you for raising my mom and aunts and uncle to be smart, strong, compassionate, independent and laughter-loving people. I feel honored that you are my grandfather.

Mary Catherine Bringle Pugh
Granddaughter

January 1, 2014

As a relative and a former police officer, I can not let finding your memorial pass without comment or reflection on the great sacrifice you made on that July day in 1957. I did not know your name at the time I worked in Law Enforcement, but it will remain with me today and in years to come. We served in different times, but the danger we faced each day remained the same. Both knowing that each day could be our last on this green earth and with our family, our children and friends. I hope and pray for those that come after us that the respect will grow for our dedication to the safety of others and the sacrifices of our families when we were unable to be there for them

In Memory of Deputy Sheriff Carlton Phillips. Rest in Peace, good soldier.

D M Benton
Cpl; LPD, LA (1978-1983); Third Cousin

February 10, 2013

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 55th anniversary year of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen Pittsburg (CA) Officer Larry Lasater

December 30, 2012

grandpaw, i'm sorry i never got to meet you but let it be known that you are my hero

brett baxter
grandson

November 9, 2011

Rest in Peace, Deputy Phillips. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

June 14, 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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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

August 6, 2007

I did not know this officer but I lived in West Memphis for a while and I met a few officers there and was really impressed. I would like to take this opportunity to say God Bless the family you left behind I am sure they loved and miss you terribly. I am sure you are at the right hand of our Lord watching over your family.
God Bless

Dispatcher Anita Chambers
FORT SMITH PD

March 29, 2006

MY BROTHER, I AM HONORED TO BE THE FIRST TO LEAVE YOU A REFLECTION. MAY YOU ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. A HERO FOR SURE. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL, NOW REST IN PEACE. MAY GOD BLESS YOU.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

July 6, 2005