Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My thoughts and prayers are with those friends and family members that are left behind. Rest in peace my brother in blue...we will take it from here.

Officer Adam F. Laser
Westminster City Police Department

February 1, 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

February 1, 2008

Rest in Peace Sir............

Officer Thomas Wiederhold
Fort Worth Texas Police

February 1, 2008

I was fortunate and had the opportunity to work with Haynes on some specials and also during training. He will definitly be missed but not forgotten. My prayers to his family...McGaha 2762...

TFC J. D. McGaha
SCHP Troop 5 Post D

February 1, 2008

REST IN PEACE BROTHER

Trooper J. Fox
Alabama State Troopers

February 1, 2008

A good guy that will be greatly missed.

l/Cpl. J. Jones
South Carolina Highway Patrol

February 1, 2008

Thank you for your service, my thoughts and prayers go out to the Highway Patrol family.

MPO Waggoner
City of Columbia P.D. South Carolina

February 1, 2008

The State of South Carolina lost a hero today. May god look over your family and grant them peace.

Lance Corporal C.F. Costa
South Carolina Highway Patrol

February 1, 2008

I have dealings with Officer Haynes in the past. What a lost to the Orangeburg Community. He was a good man. My condolences to his wife and You children.

Jenny
Friend

February 1, 2008

My thoughts and prayers go out to the SCHP in this great time of loss.May GOD bring you all comfort and strength in dealing the loss of TRP. Haynes.

Joseph Palmer

February 1, 2008

My condolences to the family. I lost my son to a traffic accident, and I know there no words to make the pain go away. I'm sure he was a fine man.

Captain Michael Becker
Genesee County Sheriff's Office, Flint Michigan

February 1, 2008

Rest in peace Trooper Haynes. Your brave dedication and service will not be forgotten.

Fto. M. SIsler (Ret.)
Mount Pleasant PD, SC

February 1, 2008

Rest easy now my brother, your job is done. Your family can be proud knowing that you offered your own life responding to the needs of another, as you have done so many times before. Your family will be in my prayers. I salute you. Peace.

Lt. B. Patterson
Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement

February 1, 2008

Rest in peace Corporal Haynes, May God Bless You and your family during these difficult time!! Thank You for your service to mankind and the Citizens of South Carolina

Daryl Delagrange
High Point, NC PD (Ret.)

February 1, 2008

Words cant describe the type of man JD was....he was a man among men and there for not only his family but his SCHP family as well. He will always be in my thoughts and prayers

TFC J.C. Francis
co-worker

February 1, 2008

May God lay his healing hand upon the family of Corporal Haynes and may they know he will never be forgotten. Thank you Corporal Haynes for your dedicated service to the people of South Carolina and the United States.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

February 1, 2008

Rest In Peace.

#2959
U.S. Marshals

February 1, 2008

I always gred hearing about an officer losing their life to any situation. I'am not a police officer but I have all the respect for our men&women in blue. I submit my prayers to you and the family in morning.

Respectfully yours, Brad Sizemore

Brad Sizemore

February 1, 2008

Rest in peace Corp. James, you will always be remembered, may God keep your family, and brothers and sisters safe.

Deputy Sheriff John M Hamilton
Philadelphia County Sheriff's Office

February 1, 2008

My deepest sympathy for Lance Corp.Haynes family, friends and the South Carolina Highway Patrol. God Speed.

Joe Zachmann

February 1, 2008

The Thin Blue Line
There is a line the color of the sky on a clear afternoon
There is a line the hue of the ocean on a bright sunny day
There is a line the purest shade of a newborn's eyes awakening for the first time
There is a line that protects us from harm in all we do
whether day or night
There is a line no one can penetrate no one can alleviate
There is a line made of those who choose to follow a calling many do not hear and still more do not comprehend
They choose to walk the path of fear, hate, and mistrust
taken by so few but marked by so many And when one leaves this line they leave a legacy but the line does not break
for the remaining must still protect There may be emptiness
a loss, or sadness but never a hole not in this line
This line that holds the ghosts of the souls who have gone
and the souls of the ghosts who will be
The Thin Blue Line
Deputy Billy Robison Warrant Division
Tarrant County Sheriffs Office
So sorry for your loss, but we will keep him in our prayers and all who knew LC Haynes.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Marilyn Robinson
CC-Pirate Internet Radio

February 1, 2008

Rest in Peace Brother

Officer Eric Newbury
California Highway Patrol

February 1, 2008

As a part time resident of Georgetown County, SC, I have the highest respect for the Highway Patrol. May Lance Corporal Haynes rest in peace and may his family know that there are many praying for them.

David Eastman, Police Officer, Retired
Baltimore Police Department

February 1, 2008

Dear Sir,my thoughts and respect go to you,your family and fellow officers.thanks for keeping this world safer! Rest In Peace! belgium(europe)

francky wygers

February 1, 2008

I am grieved by your loss.
Thank you for your selfless service to the citizens of SC.
You will not be forgotten.

Debbie Brewer
someone who cares

February 1, 2008