Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

It was an honor to have served with you, you are truly missed "Boudro".
S troop 4/3 ACR Friends Remembered

CW2 Kevin Smelser
US Army

July 18, 2016

TO THE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES OF BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, POLICE OFFICER MATTHEW GERALD.

My heart is filled with great sadness at learning of the lost of your loved one and fellow Officer.
We in the law enforcement community are a family, although our uniforms may be a different style and vary in color, a badge, shield or star may be pinned upon our chest.
Our areas of enforcement may vary but our goals are the same, to Serve and Protect our communities.
We consist of many different agencies from across the nation, for we are: Municipal Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Police Investigators, State Highway Patrol Troopers, Conservation Police Officers, College Campus Police Officers, Correctional Officers and Federal Agents just to name a few.
We patrol small towns, large cities, college campuses, county roads, state highways, state prisons, county jails, state parks and the United States Borders.
Whether active duty or retired, we are one family, a Law Enforcement Family, the thin blue line of protectors, brothers and sisters bonded together by HONOR, SERVICE and PRIDE.
Daily we honor our fallen brothers and sisters never forgetting their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their families.
Daily our position is clear that we will Serve and Protect our communities without faltering and with no hesitation.
Daily we show pride in our chosen profession LAW ENFORCEMENT, for we willingly walk the line of good over evil facing the unknown with courage keeping our trust and our faith in GOD.
We know that evil roams these streets and at any moment in the course of performing our duties the ultimate sacrifice might be required of us in the service to our community, for Law Enforcement is not a job but a calling and only a few will make the decision to commit to that calling to serve for some will give all that they have.
ALL LIVES MATTER - LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOULD BE RESPECTED - If we don't respond to that call for help, or investigate that suspicious subject, or stop for that stranded motorist, or rush to that call of shots fired then who will?
OFFICER GERALD
You did not die in vain.
You sacrificed your life in the service to the citizens of Baton Rouge in the State of Louisiana with HONOR, PRIDE and DISTINCTION.
I'm proud to have worn the uniform of a law enforcement officer like you did.
I'm proud to have pinned the badge upon my chest like you did.
I'm proud to have Served and Protected my community as you did.
I'm proud to call you my BROTHER!
I commend you my fallen brother for making the ultimate sacrifice in the performance of your duty.
For you left us doing what you chose to do.
Performing a job you were trained to do.
Upholding the oath you swore to do.
Most importantly doing what you loved to do..........Serving and Protecting your community with Honor and Pride making a better and safer place for us all.
FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR IT, "LIFE HAS A FLAVOR THE PROTECTED WILL NEVER KNOW".
FINAL CALL
Officer Gerald status...........Officer Gerald status............. Officer Gerald status...............Attention All Units............. Baton Rouge Police Department, Police Officer Matthew Gerald having served the citizens of Baton Rouge in the State of Louisiana with HONOR, PRIDE and DISTINCTION is now 10-42.
Rest in Peace my fallen Brother, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN111

Senior Master Investigator Cardell L. Dobbins #188 (Ret.)
Illinois Secretary of State Department of Police District 01, Region 01

July 18, 2016

"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

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

July 18, 2016

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Gerald. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Baton Rouge Police Department.

U.S. Postal Inspector Scott Horne
U.S. Postal Inspection Service

July 18, 2016

RIP Brother, for you are a Hero. Cowards are afraid of heroes like us that they have yup ambush us. Mau God bless your family and dept And heal the hurt they are experiencing today.

Sgt Bryan Janz
Cyril, Okla PD

July 18, 2016

RIP Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

July 18, 2016

As a native of Baton Rouge and a law enforcement officer in Texas my heart hurts for my brother and sisters in blue at the Baton Rouge Police Department. Rest in peace Officer Matthew Gerald you will not be forgotten.

Agent Jonathan Prior
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

July 18, 2016

Rest in peace brother. You are a true hero.

Deputy J. Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

July 18, 2016

Please accept my sincere condolences for the tragic loss of Officer Gerald. This is yet another example of the decline in the moral fabric of the country.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family concerned.

Rest easy brother.

P.O. (Ret) Donald Current
City of New York PD

July 18, 2016

RIP, I wish to extend my sympathies to the loved ones of Officer Matthew Gerald.

ECO Keith Levanway
New York State Environmental Conservation Police

July 18, 2016

The DeKalb Illinois Police Department sends their deepest sympathies! We thank you for your service and sacrifice.

DeKalb Police Department

July 18, 2016

God bless brother, your life mattered.

OKLEO

July 18, 2016

BLUE LIVES DO MATTER. THANK YOU AND YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

Retired Chief of Police Johnny Mccurry
West Point Ga PD

July 18, 2016

RIP my Brother, RIP.

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13

Your sacrifice was far too great.

God Bless you

Quinten Warren, Investigator
Alaska Special Prosecutions, MFCU

July 18, 2016

Rest in peace brother knowing that you gave all when asked and it was not in vain. We have the watch now

Officer Andrew Patterson
Greeley Police

July 18, 2016

Rest in peace brother, we have the watch now. Thank you for your service to America and your community, you will not be forgotten. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Officer Gerald during this time of senseless and tragic loss.

Snr. Ptlmn Donnie Meaders (Retired)
Wewoka, OK Police Department

July 18, 2016

To the family of Police Officer Matthew Gerald, friends, Chief of Police Carl Dabadie, Jr. and the Baton Rouge Police Department.
You are lifted up in thoughts and prayers. May God comfort, hold you close and give you his peace now and always. Thank you for your service. John 15:13 / Matthew 5:9

Patrolman A.S. Batson
Cherry / O'Berry Hospital Police Department, NC

July 18, 2016

Rest in Peace brother.

"Blue Lives Matter"

Steve Van Slyke, retired Officer
El Cajon Police Department

July 18, 2016

BLUE LIVES MATTER...R.I.P MY BROTHER

Detective Jersey City Police New Jersey
J.C.P.D

July 18, 2016

So saddened to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

July 18, 2016

Dear American colleagues!
I am sincerely condole with you. You have lost friends and relatives.
Our colleagues were killed for our common work.
God rest their souls!

Sorry my english, please...

Andrey V. Kukushkin
Russian former cop, CSI

July 18, 2016

Rest In Peace Brother. You will be dearly missed by those you served with and those you protected.

Above the Best!

MAJ Rizwan Shah (ret)
US Army

July 18, 2016

Rest in peace brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-108 pct

July 18, 2016

Thank you your service. Praying for your Family & Dept.

Detective Monica Veney
Baltimore City Police Department

July 18, 2016

My thoughts and prayers to the family and friends. RIP Hero and thank you. NF!

citizen

July 18, 2016