Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Police Officer John Samra… and the Clifton Police Department, NJ… our hearts and prayers are with you all...... Thank you for a job well done John ... rest in peace as you continue your watch from the heavens......your memory will never be forgotten...

God Bless....Be Safe..... and wear your vests...

Vin, Pook and all of us at beyond-the-blue

Vin and Pook- Site Owners
beyond-the-blue

November 21, 2003

Go rest easy now my fellow brother in blue, your tour on earth is done. God Bless You and Your Family!

Officer J. Whitmire
Arcade Police Department, GA.

November 21, 2003

Officer John Samra you served your country well and your actions are honorable. Now you can keep watch above us all. Family, friends and co-workers of Officer Samra look to the LORD for comfort. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. GOD BLESS.

DFC Vernon Brown
Orange County Sheriff's Office, Fl

November 21, 2003

Rest in Peace Officer Samra, your sacrifice will never be forgotten and your name will live on forever. Your family, your police department, and every police officer who visits the memorial in Washington, D.C. will make sure that you will never be forgotten.

It hurts to know that another police officer has lost his life in the line of duty. Just know that you did not die in vain, you fought the good fight, and we all respect that.

P.O. Erik M. Infantes
Jersey City Police Department

November 21, 2003

The officers and staff of the Valley Nebraska Police Department offer our thoughts and prayers to the family and staff of Officer John Samra. Though it is impossible to make any sense of this tragedy ,may you all know that his loss is felt by all of us. Rest in Peace Brother.

Valley Police Dept. Staff
Valley Nebraska Police

November 21, 2003

Rest easy brother. You won't be forgotten as no hero is nor should be. God bless those you leave behind and know that we weep with them. We will continue for you.

Deputy M. Moore
Warren County S.O. (OH)

November 21, 2003

Police Officers are part of a brotherhood that others will never know! Take care, Ofc. Samra, we've got the watch from here!

Ofc. Culver, RJ
Holly Hill police Department, Volusia County, FL

Ofc. Culver, RJ
Holly Hill Police Department

November 21, 2003

When God made Police Officers..........

When the Lord was creating police officers, He was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the spec on this order?"

"A police officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch, and not wrinkle his uniform."

"He has to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day."

"He has to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half-eaten meals. And he has to have six pairs of hands."

The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands...no way."

"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have."

"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, "May I see what's in there, sir?" (When he already knows and wishes he'd taken that accounting job.) Another pair in the side of his head for his partners' safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, "You'll be all right ma'am, when he knows it isn't so."

"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow."

"I can't" said the Lord, "I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck."

The angel circled the model of the police officer very slowly, "Can it think?" she asked.

"You bet," said the Lord. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crimes; recite Miranda warnings in it's sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop...and still keeps its sense of humor."

"This officer also has phenomenal personal control. He can deal with crime scenes painted in hell, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim's family, and then read in the daily paper how law enforcement isn't sensative to the rights of criminal suspects."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the police officer. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."

"That's not a leak," said the Lord, "it's a tear."

"What's the tear for?" asked the angel.

"It's for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

"You're a genius," said the angel.

The Lord looked somber and said "I didn't put it there"

November 21, 2003

Heartfelt condolences and prayers for Ofc. John Samra, his family and fellow brothers/sisters. Such a tragedy is always senseless. You will be missed by all. Rest in Peace and take your place guarding the streets of Heaven. Say hello to Axe, Brother.

Jeff "Stench" Miller
Hammond, IN Police Officer
VP, RPMC Illinois Chapter

Patrol Officer Jeff
Hammond Police

November 21, 2003

Rest in peace brother, you will not be forgotten.

November 21, 2003