Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You will never be forgotten my Police Brother.
Until we meet again in our new and eternal Jerusalem.

Airport Officer M.B.Blas
39th Guam Police Cycle
Tamuning ,Guam

APO2 Blas Miget
Guam Airport Police

March 11, 2015

Rest In Peace Officer Mortera

Civilian supporter and future LEO
Lorain, Ohio

March 9, 2015

May we never forget your sacrifice. Rest in peace brother.

Officer Bruce Sales
Mesquite Police Department (TX)

March 7, 2015

God Speed

Sergeant Timothy Long
Long Beach Police Department CA

March 7, 2015

may your soul rest in peace.

ex- constable PC 3738
x- fiji police constable

March 6, 2015

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE PEACE BE WITH YOU.

TIM STEWART
PHOENIX POLICE OFFICER/PILOT
UNCLE TO TYLER STEWART EOW 12-27-14

March 6, 2015

R.I.P. Officer Mortera

CO Julia Boyle Retired
N.Y.C. Dep't of Corrections

March 6, 2015

RIP Sir, GODSPEED!

Officer Aaron Sparks
Newbury Police Department (NH)

March 5, 2015

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
Copyright BMI © 1993 - All Rights Reserved

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

March 4, 2015

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MAY GOD REST YOUR SOUL AND JUSTICE BE SERVED.

Officer Edwin Lara / Division 9
Cook County Sheriffs Office, IL- Honor Guard

March 4, 2015

May God grant you eternal peace. Our tears could overflow rivers from grieving for one another. I pray for your family and friends as they go through this tragic time. Love knows no boundaries and hate has no friends. Guard Heaven's gates now. One final salute. I am MyBrothersKeepr.

Marshal B. Tindle
City Of Killeen Marshals Office/Former Shreveport PD

March 4, 2015

Rest in Peace Police Officer Siegfred Mortera. Thank you for your service to this country and your community. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and your department at this time.

Chief Reuben Black
Barnwell Police Dept., Barnwell, SC

March 4, 2015

It brings me much sadness to hear that a man who gave 17 years of his life to be brought down in such a way. I feel so bad for his family which I'm sure he loved with all his heart. And for that to me he is a hero and shall always be remembered. To my family I wish you only the best in the face of such a loss.

Alice Bryner
Disabled Veteran

March 3, 2015

Rest in Peace Brother

Chief Deputy John Tomaino Sr.
Retired Mahoning County Sheriff's Office Youngstown OHio

March 2, 2015

Too young to have left this world. Died doing what he enjoyed doing but still saddens my heart of another law enforcement brother / sister taken during the line of duty. One is too many in any year. It never gets any easier and the families we'll always be apart of the law enforcement family. I hope the family finds PEACE and Officer Mortera RIP. GOD BLESS THE FAMILY AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GUAM POLICE DEPT. I served for 12 yrs, my husband retired 2 yrs ago as Chief of our Police Dept. we also had an officer killed in the line of duty who had been a friend and my partner for several years in the traffic division. #40 Officer Steve Kenner. So we do understand your grief, and only time and faith can help to heal. God Bless.

Erin Wooten Former police officer
Bismarck Police Dept. Bismarck, ND

March 1, 2015

Rest in Peace Officer Mortera. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Mortera Family and the Guam Police Department.

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, Military Police, Trafic Unit

February 25, 2015

"The Final Inspection"
The policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining.
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"
The policeman squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry badges can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.
But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep....
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't.....I'll understand.
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, policeman,
You've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."
Author Unknown

Sergeant Chad Miner
Powell Wyoming Police Deaprtment

February 24, 2015

On behalf of my family, I extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered with the death of Dove.

To the Mortera family, fellow officers, and all who call Dove beloved, my heart goes out to all of you and may you find comfort in your loved ones and your strength in your faith. When my son was killed, the entire law enforcement community in our area embraced us in a circle of love and support, and I know you will receive the same support. It makes the unbearable less torturous, and I pray for your solace. I hope that your family knows that a nation mourned for you.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the dedicated service Officer Dove Mortera gave to his community and the citizens of Guam, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made February 14, 2015

Phyllis Lasater Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater

February 23, 2015

Rest in peace brother.

Officer Kyle Groose
Laramie Police Department, WY

February 23, 2015

God Bless and Godspeed.

Lisa B.
GEORGIA CIVILIAN LE SUPPORTER

February 22, 2015

Rest in Peace Police Officer III Mortera. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and friends.

Bob Austera, Director
America's Most Missing Persons

February 21, 2015

IN MEMORY OF POLICE OFFICER III SIEGFRED D.R. MORTERA

To the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer III Siegfred D.R. Mortera:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In modern times, ten police officers of the United States Territory of Guam have sacrificed their lives to protect the citizens of Guam. Today, we honor the sacrifice of Police Officer III Siegfred D.R. Mortera, of the Guam Police Department; who suffered a massive heart attack while leading his department’s SWAT Team on a run during a training session at Eagles Field on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. He remained unresponsive at the Naval Hospital Guam until Saturday, February 14, 2015, when he died.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of Police Officer III Siegfred D.R. Mortera. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of Police Officer III Siegfred D.R. Mortera and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of the United States Territory of Guam, help them to faithfully equip their law enforcement officers with the best tools to protect their territory. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of the United States Territory of Guam to remember to pay their law enforcement officers fairly and treat them with respect. Help the citizens of the United States Territory of Guam to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their territory.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer III Siegfred D.R. Mortera go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths.

Now, Police Officer III Siegfred D.R. Mortera, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.

In His Service,

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police of the Nashua NH (USA) Police Department
Police Chaplain of the Merrimack NH (USA) Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Police Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Merrimack NH Police Department

February 21, 2015

Officer Mortera,

I am sure you were a wonderful Dad, Husband and family member. I am so sorry this happened to you. My prayers to you and your family.

Josh Holcomb

February 21, 2015

Rest in Peace Police Officer III Mortera. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, co-workers, and friends.

Lieutenant Robert T. Mote (ret)
Buena Park, CA Police Department

February 21, 2015

Rest in Peace Brother. Prayers for the family and department.

Deputy Bill Brown
Clark County IL Sheriff Office

February 20, 2015