Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Mike,
God Bless you and thank you for your service. The example you set for me as my FTO was unforgettable. You were the sharpest Trooper I have ever met.

Trooper Tim Hall
Virginia State Police

December 5, 2007

Hey Mike,

Didnt have the honor of knowing you personally but all I ever heard about you were good things. Everytime your name is mentioned all I hear is that you were hell on a drunk driver. You stood on the thin blue line between order and chaos and never backed down. Im sure you are standing tall with the badge on your chest and a gun on your hip protecting the gates of heaven. Rest in peace brother, a job well done...

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Trooper W. Boelt - 656
VSP

June 28, 2007

Mike,

Hey bro, it seems like yesterday we were attending the VSP 97th basic academy (1998). I left VSP almost one year prior to your death and became a police officer in Orange, CA where I grew up. Its pretty crazy out here being a police officer to say the least, but hey isn't that what our job is all about? There have been so many times that I have questioned why I continue to do this job, but all I have to do is think about the ultimate sacrafice you made. So everyday I keep pushing forward bro to do the best that I can to protect those I serve. I will never forget you bro...never! God Bless your family and all those you left behind.

Police Officer M. Fisher
OPD, CA (Former VA State Trooper)

May 19, 2007

Mike,

Noticed that a South Bend, Indiana officer was shot and killed today and of course, it got me thinking of you. I was thinking of you just a few months ago on the anniversary of your death. I miss you Mike. I miss talking to you. Please know that you are never forgotten brother.

Officer Brian McEwen
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

April 24, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones on this anniversary of your EOW. You have not been forgotten by those that love you nor will the Blue Family ever let that happen. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol.

Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

January 29, 2007

01-29-2007
On this the anniversary of your passing, we pause to remember. Rest in peace Trooper Blanton job well done, you may be gone but know you will never be forgotten.

Master Deputy
Chesterfield Sheriff’s Office Va.

January 29, 2007

Mike,

It's hard to believe it's been 4 years since getting the phone call. I think about you every day and draw strength from your courage, dedication, professionalism and sacrifice. Know that you are not forgotten and you will always hold a special place in my heart. I pray for Dana, Spencer and your family and hope they have found peace without you. I miss you brother...

Capt Todd Talbott
USAF Security Forces

January 29, 2007

REST IN PEACE BROTHER. YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I WEAR YOU NAME EVERYDAY ON MY WRIST, FOR THE BRACELET I BOUGHT IN YOUR REMEMBRANCE, AND I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERYTIME I ENCOUNTER A DRUNK. RIP BROTHER

FELLOW OFFICER

December 14, 2006

It has been over 3 1/2 years since you were called away and I know there are those still here that think of you every day. Their love for you will never die nor will you ever be forgotten as you are a true hero and heroes never die. Keep watch over your loved ones and those still on patrol guarding the Thin Blue Line.

Bob Gordon, father of fallen Chicago Officer
Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

Bob Gordon, Chicago Gold Star Father

August 24, 2006

Trooper Blanton was a wonderful human being and he is still missed and loved.

Robin Lee
former co-worker

May 16, 2006

Thank you for your sacrifice. And thank you for your dedication to getting drunk drivers off of our roads. You once arrested a friend of mine for DUI and got her off of the road for awhile at least - thank you. I called the State Patrol office the night she was arrested and left a message thanking you then too. In the 40 plus years she drank and drove no one else had the courage to tell her it was wrong. You did. You saved untold lives with your dedication to keeping drunks off the roads. I am so sorry you lost your life in trying to keep yet another DUI off the road too. Thank you. Thank you.

April 11, 2006

mike,
i hope you will rest in peace and to know you are thought of alot. as a former dispatcher i will always remember 971 on the radio and talking to you. rest easy and we will not forget you.

trooper lee felts
virginia state police

March 28, 2006

Mike,
Rest in peace, you may be gone, but know you will never be forgotten.

Deputy
Chesterfield Sheriff’s Office Va.

January 29, 2006

Mike, I personnaly did not have the chance to meet you, but as a fellow officer, its hard to realize that things like this can happen to such great people like you. Now i will be wearing a bracelet in remembrance of you. Thank you for your service and dedicatiion. RIP BROTHER

Fellow Officer

December 2, 2005

Mike-

I was thinking about you today. I can't believe that I am here writing this message over a computer and not being able to just pick up the tx and call you. It was a priviledge to work with you in the USAF. I will never forget our times conducting the tours of Cheyenne Mountain in the Springs. Beth and I will never forget when you and Dana took us to the Colorado Springs zoo that evening during the holidays. I look at that picture someone took of us often. I will never forget the day that you were in the office with me and you got the call that little Spencer was coming....you were so calm, and so EXCITED. I remember when you talked me into buying a 1995 Chevy Cavalier because you liked yours so much.....I am so sorry that I was unable to make it to your funeral. It was like everything was against me trying to get there. I know that Todd was there for both him and I. I would have very much liked for us 3 to be together one last time. I miss you, and someday I will see you again, when God tells me it's time to come home. Until then, I will continue to do the job that Todd, you, and I love. The same job that you made the ultimate, the supreme sacrifice for. THANKS Mike. I love you brother.

Deputy Brian McEwen
Marion County Sheriff's Department

September 19, 2005

to the family of trooper blanton, i express my deepest thoughts and prayers to you. it is because of troopers with the dedication such as trooper blanton that i'm pursuing a career with the vsp.I don't know what lies ahead for me,but I do know that reading the reflections of trooper blanton, I hope to serve the citizens of virginia with the same courage,integrity and character that trooper blanton and his colleagues have and always will.god bless you and I look forward to serving with you one day

applicant to the virignia state police
no current agency

August 10, 2005

Mike, thank you for your courage and commitment. Rest easy.

Trooper
VSP

July 14, 2005

Two years have passed since that horrible evening and I think about you often. Being back in Colorado Springs revives fond memories of our rides back and forth to work and all the laughter we shared during those years. I know you are watching over us and keeping us out of harm's way. I pray for your family and Dana and Spenser and hope they have found peace without you even though that void will never be filled. You are not forgotten...We miss you.

Lt Todd Talbott
USAF Security Forces

January 31, 2005

You are remembered today and everyday.
Thank you for your service.

January 29, 2005

Thank you Trooper Blanton. You once pulled over and arrested a friend of mine for DUI and never backed down from pursuing conviction - which you got. Such courage and devotion to duty is rare. I cannot tell you how much your actions meant to me and to others who had tried for years to "wake her up" to what she was doing to herself and those around her.

I'm sorry you had to pay the ultimate price for your devotion, but I'm inspired that you did it in an attempt to get yet another drunk driver off of the road. Thank you for your sacrifice.

R.S. Blanton

December 8, 2004

Rest easy brother. Your family are in my prayers.

A Pennington
USAF SF

November 24, 2004

Your sacrafice has touched me... many thanks for your dedicated service.

John
USAF SFS

August 3, 2004

You're in our thoughts and prayers. You will not be forgotten...

M. Bartholme
Richmond Police Department (VA)

March 7, 2004

At the beginning of every shift I supervise, myself and the other officers on shift dedicate the day to the memory of a fallen officer.

Tonight, January 29, 2004 we dedicated the shift to the memory of Trooper Michael Todd Blanton who died in the line of duty on this date one year ago.

When one law enforcement officer falls, we all stumble for a while, but we will carry on.

Trooper Blanton's sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Paul Bissonnette
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Surrey, BC

January 29, 2004

It's been a year, it's hard to believe. You're still on top of all of our minds and hearts. Your "Brothers in Blue" as well as many others miss you! I think back to the night after your accident, it was rainy and cold. This evening it will be different, it snowed and as the sunlight hits the hill this evening it will glisten so bright. An 88 year old stranger once told me, "The glory of friendship is found in the inspiration that comes when we discover that someone else believes in us and is willing to trust us. Life is truly a gift of Love and we receive it best and live it best by holding it with open hearts and hands." We miss you and those rosey cheeks Mike!!

VSP

January 29, 2004