Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP Brother Nieland. I look forward learning more about you. I will be riding for you Brother Nieland in the Road to Hope ride from Chesapeake, VA to Washington, DC this coming May. I will share your legacy with my department, co-worker, friends and family. Thank you for your service here on earth and your continued service in heaven.

Officer Bill Mason
Woodbury Police Dept, MN

March 27, 2019

Walk well, my Brother.
(Inuit Prayer)

Donnie Bowerman
Retired LEO
CMSUPD, IPD, KCPD, JCSD, DEA

March 15, 2019

Happy 68th Birthday, Dad! I love and miss you so much.

Andrea Nieland Brinley
Daughter

June 25, 2017

Miss you dear brother!!!

Sharon
Sister

October 14, 2015

My message to heaven is I love you dad
Wish we had more time together loosing you
Was sad I think about you everyday I really miss you dad

jeanette nieland
daughter

April 5, 2014

Rest in Peace, Trooper Nieland. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

January 3, 2014

Miss you very much!!!!

Sharon Johnson
Sister

October 14, 2013

Rest in Peace Trooper Nieland. You are not forgotten.

Trooper
Iowa State Patrol

February 3, 2011

I had always thought of you as being invincible, Dad. There were so many things that I wished I had told you... so many childhood memories that I hold so dear. It's just not fair that you were taken so young. I miss you very much. Love, Andrea.

Andrea Nieland Brinley
Daughter

October 15, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 20th anniversary 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

How proud you must be that your family continues your legacy of protecting and serving.

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

October 14, 2010

Twenty years is a long time and yet is still feels like yesterday! You'd be so proud of your children! Love you dear brother!

Sharon Johnson
Sister

October 14, 2010

Rest in Peace Trooper. God Bless you, the ISP, and those you left behind.

Trooper
Michigan State Police

April 2, 2010

Make that 19 years today...still a long time.

Officer Nieland
Muscatine Police Department: Son

October 15, 2009

20 years now...still feels like yesterday. Miss you and love you.

Officer Nieland
Muscatine Police Department: Son

October 15, 2009

18 years and it still seems like yesterday. RIP PAPS!

Eric Nieland
Son

October 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

January 14, 2008

We remember you today and thank you Sir for your service.

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

October 12, 2007

Rest in peace. You are not forgotten.

Trooper
Iowa State Patrol

February 27, 2007

Your service to the people of Iowa will never be forgotten.
Rest in peace, and know one day you will be with the ones who love you. Take car of heavens roads, and be there for others who have given their life, as you did serving others.

Trooper
Iowa State Patrol

February 14, 2007

Just wanted to say how proud I am of you dad...wish you were still here but you're in a better place.

RIP

Reserve Deputy Nieland
Johnson County Sheriffs Office (IA)

November 21, 2006

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.

October 14, 2004

Thank you for your dedication in serving and protecting your fellow Iowans. Let no death go unnoticed or be considered insignificant.

CH
Iowa Resident

August 17, 2004