United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, U.S. Government
End of Watch Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Reflections for Air Interdiction Agent Clinton B. Thrasher
Rest in peace brother. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Officer Dan Metzler
Gilbert PD, AZ
April 26, 2007
My family owuld like to send our condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Agent Clinton Thrasher~you're in our thoughts and prayers during thhis very difficult time. May God give you the strength to carry on and help heal your hearts. May you find comfort and support with those around you.
God Bless You & Rest In Peace, Agent Thrasher!
Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of a fallen MI P.O. eow 2004
April 26, 2007
Rest In Peace with our Lord. Thank you for your service. May God bless you, your family, fellow Agents and friends.
Patrolman Bryan Losagio
Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania PD
April 26, 2007
Thank you for your sacrifice. My deepest condolences to your family.
Carrie Branson
officer's wife
April 26, 2007
Agent Thrasher was a real hero for helping keep drugs out of childrens hands here in the United States. To his family, I say God Bless you all and know that when a member of our "Family" is lost, we all mourn with you.
Retired Strp Kerry T. Kinard
South Carolina Highway Patrol
April 26, 2007
My prayers go out to Agent Thrasher's family and fellow brothers in blue.
Bryan
P.o. Bryan Shelley
Reading Oh.
April 26, 2007
may you be remembered for who who are and the lives that you touched.
god rest for you are no forgotten
inspector 54526
us customs detroit
April 26, 2007
"A LIFE TAKEN, MANY MEMORIES LEFT"
" MAY PEACE BE WITH THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THIS RESPECTED BROTHER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT"
Ranger Daniel W. Torres
Park Ranger - Georgia Department Natural Resources
April 26, 2007
Agent Thrasher:
A True Hero In Life, Not Death
JAMES KEARSEY
VICTIM SERVICE'S OF BRANT
April 26, 2007
its so hard to see all the deaths happening in recent years... why someone runs from Law Enforcement is beyond me.... I was raised to respect and honor the Men behind the badge... Whats happened to this world.. that that no longer happens... Even in corrections we get belittled , spit on, and assault... I am so sorry we are losing a good an loyal officer who did nothing wrong but help his country.. I pray for his family.... Understand hes now in a better place... be Safe... and never forget him.....
elena
Elena Pierce C/O
Corrections Corp of America
April 26, 2007
Blessings to the family - Rest in Peace, Sir. Rest in Peace. Cindy, Arkansas
Cindy
Sister of another slain Officer
April 26, 2007
I am very sorry my brother. Bless you and your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Marine Interdiction Agent
CBP Air and Marine
April 26, 2007
"When God Made Peace Officers"
Unknown Author
When the Lord was creating peace 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 spec on this order?" A peace 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 the 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 here in the side of the head for his partner's safety. And another pair of eyes here in the 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 pay check."
The angel circled the model of the peace officer very slowly. "Can it think?" she asked.
"You bet." said the Lord. "It can tell you the elements of a hundred crime scenes; recite Miranda warnings in his 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 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 sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her fingers across the cheek of the peace officer. "There's a leak." She pronounced. "I told you that you are trying to put to much in 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 metal called his badge; for justice."
"You're a genius." said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." he said.
To the family,loved ones, and all who knew Agent Thrasher
Hope these words and our prayers can help you through a very difficult time.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Canon City, Colorado
Marilyn Robinson aka MamaWolf
Canon City Internet Radio
April 26, 2007
May God grant your family and friends peace and much serenity knowing you died for a noble cause. Agent Thrasher, please watch over the rest of us from the Big Sky.
A Fellow Officer on the border
April 26, 2007
Lost but never forgotten...
Deputy Sheriff
Frederick County Sheriff's Office, MD
April 26, 2007
Agent Thrasher ~
While we did not know you, we are truly grateful for your dedication, mourning your death; never forgetting your sacrifice! Not to worry, dear friend, your brothers and sisters in blue will carry on your watch for you ~ may you rest in eternal peace.
Daniel & LaWanda Ross
Concerned Citizens/Iowa
April 26, 2007
Rest in Peace Agent Thrasher...
Lieutenant
Genesee County, Sheriff
April 26, 2007
Rest in peace brother.
1773P
CSPD
April 26, 2007
I will be strong and courageous, I will not be terrified, or discouraged; for the lord my God is with me wherever I go. “Joshua 1:9”
Deputy
April 26, 2007
Vaya con Dios, mi hermano. That bird in the air is always a welcome sight to the boots on the ground. You're flying higher than you ever have before. I know you'll continue circling the rest of us until we find that last group, that last runner, and we'll head to the barn to join you.
My sincere condolences to Agent Thrasher's family.
SBPA Yuma
U.S. Border Patrol
April 26, 2007
Rest In Peace.
#2959
U.S. Marshals
April 26, 2007
My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Agent Thrasher. Rest in peace, sir, and thank you for your dedication and sacrifice. You will not be forgotten.
Linda Lamm - LEO wife and sister of
Jay Balchunas EOW 11.05.04
April 26, 2007
Rest Easy Brother...
Shield #377
MCSO-NY
April 26, 2007
Your family and friends are in my prayers. Thank you for protecting our country. God speed...
Lisa Tyndall
Wife of a Police Officer
April 26, 2007
Clint was a first class guy. He was such a hard-charger--I could always rely on his enthusiasm to help me in pursuing the large group of air smugglers in the Rio Grande Valley. If I mentioned a tip, he was on it immediately or worked it on his time off. On top of his exreme dedication to the job, he was also a very personable, family-oriented guy. A true rarity. Though I never met him in person, I would speak to him on the phone several times a week ever since he had been at McAllen. You can't replace a guy like Clint and I will truly miss him. Sending my prayers and best wishes to his wife and two small children.
SIRS Heather Sullivan
Air and Marine Operations--AMOC
April 26, 2007
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