Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

May you rest in peace Brother. You have paid the ultimate price, that we were all very aware could happen to all of us.

Bill Bedford
Columbus,Ohio Police (Retred)

P.O. Bill Bedford (Retired)
Columbus, Ohio Police

May 28, 2011

Sgt Vann,

Thank you for your years of service and the lifes you have impacted. You will not be forgotten by your brothers and sisters in uniform. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of Sgt. Vann and all those in the BCSO.

May God guide the officers investigating this so they may bring the people to justice who committed this crime.

Chief Robert Hogan
Gardendale Volunteer Fire Department

May 28, 2011

May God grant your family and friends the strength to get through these difficult times. Heroes will never be forgotten and you, Sergeant Kenneth Gary Vann, are a hero. I salute you SIR. R.I.P. Brother.

Detective Senior Sergeant (Retired)
Victoria Police, Australia

May 28, 2011

To Sergeant Vann's family, friends and co-workers:

My wife and I offer our deepest sympathies on your loss and we pray for you. These are very dangerous times for law enforcement. We will keep you in our thoughts during this difficult time.

Officer Lyle Agins
Sunny Isles Beach Police Department

May 28, 2011

SGT VANN, MAY YOU REST IN PEACE..... DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY........WE NEVER KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT BACK HOME TO OWN OWN FAMILIES WHILE WE ARE OUT PROTECTING SOMEONE ELSES......A CITY IN WHICH WE SERVE ALSO LOST AN OFFICER 2 DAYS AGO AND ITS SAD (AT THE SAME TIME IT ANGERS YOU) THAT ANIMALS LIKE THESE ROAM THE STREETS TO DO WHATEVER TO WHOEVER..ONCE AGAIN MAY GOD KEEP YOU IN HIS HANDS ETERNALLY AND BLESS YOUR FAMILY....

DEPUTY SHERIFF J.R.
ESSEX SHERIFF

May 28, 2011

RIP Brother....Your now on patrol with God..God bless your family

1sgt John Denny
Wayne CO Sheriff;s Office Aviation Unit

May 28, 2011

As you comprehend this profound loss, let yourself cry knowing each tear is a note of love rising to the heavens.

Robert Jackson

May 28, 2011

Rest in peace Sergeant Vann. My sincere condolences to your family and to your department. I was stationed in San Antonio for four years as a Navy cop and worked with SAPD on weekends assisted AFPD detachment. Godspeed Sergeant as you now patrol the streets of gold. Terry F. Zech

OFC TERRY F. ZECH (RET) USN (RET)
VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPT, DETROIT MICHIGAN

May 28, 2011

May God Bless this Hero, and may the shooter face the wrath of God and Kenneth's brothers in blue. R.I.P.

Corporal Kelly G. Painter
Woodway Public Safety Dept.

May 28, 2011

Praying for God to wrap His loving arms around Sergeant Vann's loved ones and comfort them. Also praying the freak/s who did this will be caught and prosecuted.

Shari

May 28, 2011

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"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

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Department, Columbia, SC

May 28, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and co-workers of this brave officer. Rest in Peace.

Sheriff Ray Foster
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office

May 28, 2011

POLICE OFFICER' PRAYER

I AM A POLICE OFFICER, GOD,
SERVING AND PROTECTING THOSE IN NEED.
MY BADGE IS A SYMBOL OF HONOR,
WORN PROUND FOR ALL TO SEE.

LET WISDOM GUIDE MY ACTIONS,
LET COURAGE FILL MY HEART,
AND HELP ME LORD, IN EVERY HOUR
TO DO A POLICE OFFICER'S PART.

WHEN I AM CALLED TO SERVE, GOD,
WHEREVER CRIME MAY BE,
I PRAY THAT YOU WILL GIVE ME STRENGTH
AND LET ME BE CLOSE TO THEE.

AND IF ACCORDING TO MY FATE,
I AM TO BECOME A MEMORY, PLEASE BLESS, WITH YOUR PROTECTING HAND,
MY BRAVE AND SUPPORTIVE FAMILY.

AMEN,
I will always keep Kenneth and his family in my prayers even though i didnt know him personaly he will ALWAYS be my brother in blue!!!!!!!
(all give some, some give all)

Deputy/K-9 Thomas Paz
Reeves County Sheriff's Office

May 28, 2011

Deepest sympathies to your family, and prayers for the right leads and information for the law enforcement family to follow to bring the shooter to justice.

Our thanks for ALL in law enforcement who work hard and put your lives on the line everyday for us.

Kerry Brannan
Civilian

May 28, 2011

Rest in peace sir, thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends, and the men and women of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office during this difficult time.

Lieutenant Mark Moyle
McKinney Police Department

May 28, 2011

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Vann family and to BCSO. We have again lost a brave brother. R.I.P Sgt. Vann.

Sgt. Chet Vronka
Pflugerville Police Dept, Pflugerville Texas

May 28, 2011

Our sincere regards to the family, friends, and brotherhood of Sgt. Vann. Our hearts are with you at this very difficult time. We will hold you all up in prayer that peace will be with you to guide you thru the next days.

Retired FTO John E. Haverty
DHS/ICE/Federal Protective Service

May 28, 2011

I'm so sorry to hear about this tragic loss. I will be keeping your family, friends, coworkers and community in my prayers as they grieve this senseless act of violence. Thank you for your many years service. Rest in peace, sir.

Officer's Wife
Cincinnati, OH

May 28, 2011

Rest in peace, brother.

Officer R. Law
Rocklin PD

May 28, 2011

So, so very sorry for your loss. R.I.P. Sgt. Vann. God Speed! Your brothers will not rest until these suspects are apprehended.

Wife of a NJ Officer

May 28, 2011

My first job in this business was as a JPO with Bexar County, back in 1995. I counted on people like Sgt. Vann to keep my @$$ out of a sling, working those wild streets. Rest now, brother. You've served with honor, among those who have none. We will bring your assassins to justice and never cease bringing the law to the brutes.

Investigator Jason O'Toole
Georgia Secretary of State

May 28, 2011

God Speed, Brother.

P.O. K. Murphy
Union PD,NJ

May 28, 2011

For Sergeant Gary Vann:

Law officers everywhere are dedicated to the safety of the public. When one of us is gunned-down and the actor flees from the scene, a sequence begins: We combine at every level of law enforcement everywhere. We share information. We search. We find. No matter what we must do, and no matter how long it takes. We will do it now for Ken and for his family. We will do it always. And we will do it forever.

We pray for Gary's family, friends, co-workers and all who care about him. May the be ready to reach-out to one another in the days ahead.

We are proud to render Sergeant Gary Vann, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

Cpl. Ralph D. Fiorenza (Ret.)
Pennsylvania State Police

May 28, 2011

This just makes me so very sad. Prayers and thoughts to his family, friends and his family of co-workers.

Kimberly (civilian)
Texas DPS

May 28, 2011

RIP Sgt. Vann, Your fellow officers I'm sure will carry on with The search for those COWARDS who with great malice took you from your framil much too soon. TO your family our thoughts and prayers are with you. TO the COWARDS YOU Can Run You Can Hide But OUR THIN BLUE LINE IS EVEN NOW ENCIRCLEING YOU WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP< AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!

Retired deputy sheriff bob kinsey
Hamilton County Tn. Sheriffs Office

May 28, 2011