Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO! May God
Give the family and friends the strength and faith to deal with this tragic loss. Words can not express my sorrow!

"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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

This may be re-posted in the Honor of his death and the death of any Law Enforcement Officer!

Investigator Dvid L Bell (Retired)
Richland Countyheriff'sDept., Columbia, SC

January 31, 2014

For Sergeant Cory Wride:

The world of a law-officer is largely routine - assisting others, providing safety to those who use the streets and highways, and bringing relief to many in distress or trouble. A small portion of the time he or she is confronting notoriously dangerous people who would sooner kill than be placed in hand-cuffs. We regret that our brother Cory would be the next law-officer to die at the hands of ambusher and a coward.
We pray for Cory's family, friends, co-workers (especially those fellow law-officers rushing to his aid) and those who care about him.
We proudly render to Sergeant Cory Wride, a soldier-of-the-law, a final salute.

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

January 31, 2014

Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of GOD.....Matthew 5:9

T. Moore, Master Officer

January 31, 2014

Sgt Wride, may you rest in peace our brother. You'll never be forgotten.

Sgt Richard Eckert
Town of Chester PD

January 31, 2014

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Sergeant Cory Wride. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your family as you go and touch the face of God.
Your honorable service and sacrifice and bravery to the citizens of Utah County, Utah will not be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the 5 children of Sergeant Wride, know that their Dad, is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us. Sergeant Wride. Thank You for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in peace. God bless you and your family.

Final Salute

VIPS 750 Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

January 31, 2014

What a tragic day yesterday was for all of you at the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Thank you Sgt. Wride for your service and sacrifice. I hope the wounded deputy and the others involved in the shootout will be okay. They are all true heroes.

Sergeant
Mashpee, MA Police Department

January 31, 2014

May God bring peace and comfort to your family , friends, and fellow officers. Thank you for your years of service. RIP Sgt. Wride.

Jan Taylor, Det, Retired
Dallas P. D.

January 31, 2014

Thank you for your service, SGT Wride. May God bless and be with you, your loving family and those impacted by your life, and the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Rest in peace, Sir!

Charles McNichols, Special Agent [Ret]
U.S. Army Crim Inves Cmd [CID]

January 31, 2014

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF SERGEANT WRIDE, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF SERGEANT WRIDE .
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN.
GOD BLESS

Ret PO David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

January 31, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers will be with his family,friends and co-workers during this most tragic time.

Sgt. B.J. Kennedy
Georgia State Patrol Aux.

January 31, 2014

Rest in Peace Sgt.
Your LE family and your immediate family have my deepest sympathy

Richard Burger (Ret Detective)
Fond du Lac Wi.Police Dept.

January 31, 2014

IN HONORE CASORUM

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family friends, and colleagues. he is gone, but will never be forgotten.

Sgt. T. J. Jones
Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department, Ohio

January 31, 2014

Rest In Peace Brother...

Captain Steve Yancey
Forest Hill Police Department, TX

January 31, 2014

Thank you for your service, Sgt. Wride. May God's love and the support of your law enforcement family comfort your family, your friends, and your brothers and sisters at the Utah County Sheriff's Office.

Sgt. Katie Gierach
Wauwatosa Police Dept. (WI)

January 31, 2014

Rest in peace Brother Cory.

Ofc. Timothy M. Furlong
Nahant, MA PD

January 31, 2014

As you departed the bonds of this earth and touched the face of God, know that the service and dedication you had for your department, its fellow officers and the citizens of your community will never be forgotten. May God comfort in this time of sorrow your family, your fellow officers and all those whose lives you have touched. You have served your time in hell, now rest comfortably in the arms of God. RIP, we’ll take it from here.

Capt. James Moore
Gardner, KS PD

January 31, 2014

Such a routine call reminds us there is no such thing. Rest in Peace Brother. Prayers out to Sergeant Wride and the second officer injured

Police Officer
Freeport Police Department NY

January 31, 2014

Sgt. Wride,
May you rest in Heavenly Peace. May your family be forever watched over and blessed. May your friends and colleagues find comfort. Please watch over us from on high.
We will see you again dear Sir.
Thank you for your service. I will never forget your sacrifice or the sacrifice of your family.
Greater Love Hath No Man....
Prayers for all involved.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

January 31, 2014

Rest in Peace Brother

Transport Officer M. Kouris
North Charleston Police Dept.

January 31, 2014

Very sorry for your loss UCSO.

J. Jenkins
Civilian Supporter

January 31, 2014

Sergeant Wride and his wife are really good friends with my parents. Cory will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. My thoughts are with his widow and her children.

R.I.P. Sgt. Wride, You are a true hero.

Civilian, Russell Nielsen

January 31, 2014

Cory was my FTO. He was a giving man then and now. My sincere condolences go to his family and the Law Enforcement Community. Semper Fi.

Deputy Dennis Chapman (Ret)
Utah County Sheriff's Office

January 31, 2014

My family's thoughts and prayers are with your family. May the Lord bless them in this very tough time.

Sergeant Rowley
Utah Department of Corrections

January 31, 2014

May you RIP. Thank you for making this world a better place. May you enjoy the rest of eternity in heaven with god. I will pray for your family and friends.

Dispatcher II David Jordan
Charles County MD.

January 31, 2014

God bless.

Officer J. Jaynes
Arizona Highway Patrol

January 31, 2014