Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I can't imagine losing 3 officers at one time...beyond
tragic. I'm glad your eternal life assurance policy was
paid in full. Although I didn't know you in this life, I look
forward to meeting you in the next....where Jesus Himself will wipe away all tears. God bless your families who miss you.
Lynn Kole
Washington State

June 17, 2007

bennett , you have been the hardest for me to leave a reflection for . i have gone to others site ,but each time i come to yours , i remember seeing you lying there on the ground before they covered you . i did'nt go into the apt. and see carlos and harley because i could'nt take it . being there and knowing that we let you guys down , we did'nt get there fast enough . i remember looking at you while we were clearing the apts. hoping that those guys were still there so that we could provide our justice ... no justice the sheriff's tact unit got them first ... my brother you are not forgotten and never will be . GOD knew your plan long before we knew you and all i can say is thank you my brother for your service , for the back-up , and oh yeah the car stop when you did'nt know i was your sister in blue at the same precinct . i know , i remember you blushing when i told you i worked day shift . you were so professional even though i ragged you about it . i don't want to remember you that day on the ground , your life stood for so much more than that . rest easy my brother we have the watch from here... it was an honor sharing the thin blue with you...

officer val pickens
b'ham p.d./b'ham,al

April 5, 2007

Three Heroes in Blue


Three heroes in blue;
three men I never knew.

They went to work that fateful day;
not knowing the ultimate price they would pay.

To protect and serve was their creed;
they were a special breed.

Three heroes in blue;
three officers with hearts pure and true.

They lost their lives that afternoon;
gone from here too soon.

Three heroes in blue;
three souls gone to Heaven anew.

Dedicated to Officers Bennett, Chisholm, and Owen;
who lost their lives on June 17,2004
serving on the Birmingham Alabama Police Force.

COB: City of Birmingham; Chisholm Owen Bennett


Debra Elliott
My uncle W A Cuzzort was a Birmingham Police Officer for many years and I have the utmost respect for all police officers serving and protecting.

March 27, 2007

Rest easy, Sir!

Police Officer

February 20, 2007

Rest in peace, Sir! You are not forgotten.

Police Officer

February 5, 2007

REST WELL MY BROTHER,I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. SESSION 82-114 WILL NEVER LET YOU GO.

OFFICER THOMAS
B.P.D.

October 19, 2006

Rest in Peace, Officer Bennett. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

September 25, 2006

Rest in Peace Brother

Deputy Bennett
Henry County Sheriff's Dept. (Indiana)

June 17, 2006

Angels come in many guises but Our Lord only lends them to us.May you Rest in Peace and may your family be comforted by Him you sent you.

June 16, 2006

I will remember the families of Officers Owen, Bennett and Chisholm on Saturday, June 17. We need to be reminded often of the dedication and bravery of these men, our protectors. I pray God's blessings on and His peace in the hearts of these families.

Cecilia Jacobs
Aunt of Matthew Hutchins

June 15, 2006

Rob in 44 days it will be the 2 year anniversary of your death. I can not believe that it has been that long. You are thought about often by me and the rest of the family and are dearly missed. I know I will see you again in heaven one day.

Andrea Miller
Sister-In-Law

May 3, 2006

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 around on this one."

And the Lord said, "Have you read the requirements 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 their uniform."

"They have 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."

"They have to be in top physical condition at all times,
running on black coffee and half-eaten meals, and they have 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 they ask, 'May I see what's in there, sir?'"
(when they already know and wish they'd taken that accounting job) "Another pair here in the side of their head for their partner's safety, and another pair of eyes here in front so they can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, 'You'll be alright, ma'am,' when they know 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 its sleep, detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five learned judges to debate the legality of the stop . . . and still it keeps its sense of humor. This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They 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 sensitive 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 funny piece of cloth called the American flag, for justice."

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

The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there," He said.

MISTY LEE

August 30, 2005

It seems like it was a short while ago
that I left my first reflection and now
here it is your first year anniversary
already. Your memory is still vivid
and you are still missed very much.
Thank you for your sacrifice to our
country. May God be close to those
who still grieve.
Lynn Kole
Washington State

June 18, 2005

Well its been a year now and you have been on our minds everyday,you, harley, and carlos will never be forgotten. God Bless You and Your Family. Thanks for everything

Officer from East
BPD

June 17, 2005

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Thank you for the life you gave to protect us. Everytime my fiancee walks out the door to go on duty, I say a prayer for him and all members of law enforcement everywhere. God bless.

Fiancee of Mobile Police Officer
Mobile, AL

June 16, 2005

"The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us." - Jean Paul Richter

Rob,
It'll be one year this Friday. You're not forgotten ...

Anonymous

June 15, 2005

Officer Bennett,I would like to thank you for preforming a job that only few will attempt.The fight will carry on and we will meet again, God Bless You.

Tyrone McCall Detention officer
Hoover Police Dept

June 13, 2005

I have been a part of the Bennett family for along time. My family and the Bennett family considered Rob and I to be "brothers". I miss him alot. It is tough knowing that he is apart from us, but knowing that he is in Heaven and seeing him live through his family has been and will continue to be a blessing. Rob, we will see you soon.

Training Officer Brian Suttles
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

December 29, 2004

Rest in peace my brother

Officer Stepfarne Gray
City ofBirmingham

August 29, 2004

Rest in Peace Brother.

M.J. Brown
B'ham P.D. West Precinct

Ofcr. M. J. Brown
Birmingham Police Dept. Alabama West Precinct

August 27, 2004

To Officer Bennett, I will always remember you and the good times we had riding on the streets and after work. "PERSEVERATE IN PUGNA" We will press the fight!

Officer William Inman
Birmingham Police Dept. West Precinct

July 29, 2004

I will never forget they day that I came to the West Precinct and they told me I was riding with an officer named Bennett..Even though I only go to ridealong with him once I will Never forget that day. Officer Bennett showed me what being a real police officer is all about.

Phillip

July 29, 2004

Having just gone through the tragedy of losing Deputy Michael Arruda, I cannot fathom the horror of losing three officers at one time. Knowing what we have gone through and continue to go through, I can only offer condolences and prayers to the Birmingham Police Department and wish them strength and peace. I know your three officers are with our Mike and will be guardian angels to you as Michael is to us. God bless.

Los Angeles County Sheriff

July 28, 2004

To the Birmingham Police and the families of Officers Bennett, Chisholm and Owens; may you take comfort in knowing that they are out of harms way now and are taking their watch up above. I learned of this tragedy at my nephew's funeral, Los Angeles County Sheriff Michael Arruda whose end of watch was June 9, 2004 and he passed away on June 15th. It was horrible reading the newspaper at the hotel and seeing that three police officers were gunned down trying to do their job.

My heart goes out to you all, as I am still grieving about my nephew, I shall add you three to my prayers, also. God Bless

Joan Felix

July 7, 2004

My thoughts and prayers are with Ofc. Chisholm III, Ofc. Owens and Ofc. Bennett..May God bless you and your famlies.

Ofc. D. Sewell
Baltimore County Police
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PFC Dale Sewell
Baltimore County Police COT Unit

July 5, 2004