Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service. RIP.

Sergeant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office

April 9, 2018

God Bless

Det Hans Cute
Pawtucket

April 9, 2018

May you Rest In Peace Officer Earle. You died protecting the citizens of Huntsville, Alabama. May God bless your family and and friends in this most stressful time.

Officer Joe Neary
Ret. East Los Angeles

April 9, 2018

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 whose 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 Dept., Columbia, SC

April 9, 2018

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

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office
Wayne, New Jersey

April 9, 2018

Rest in Peace Officer Earle. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Parole Supervisor Howard C. Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections

April 9, 2018

Rest In Peace my brother. God Bless You and Your Family.

Trooper First Class (Ret) Bill Hansen
Arizona Department of Public Safety

April 9, 2018

Police Officer Keith Earle, rest in peace.

Thank you for your service.

Condolences and prayers for family and friends.

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ Retired
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

April 9, 2018

May God welcome you with open arms.

Sgt. David Osborne Jr
Tennessee Highway Patrol

April 9, 2018

Heroes live forever. Prayers to family and friends.

BLR
Retired telecommunicator

April 9, 2018

Rest In Peace Officer Earle

DOD Officer James Friedman (Retired)
Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC

April 9, 2018

Sending my sincere thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and department of our fallen HERO. I am so very sorry for your loss.
May God give you peace and comfort during this difficult time.

Thank you for your lifetime of loyal, courageous and dedicated service. You will live on in the hearts of all those who love you. Gone but will NEVER be forgotten... HERO's live FOREVER...

God bless and RIP HERO..

Gina Miller, Washington State Patrol
Surviving Fiance WSP Trooper Tony V. Radulescu EOW 2-23-2012

April 9, 2018

Rest In Peace brother.

Corporal (Retired) Glenn Elliott
Temple Police Department--Temple,Tx

April 9, 2018

Sorry to hear about this. Rest In Peace Brother.

SDS Mark McCormack
NYPD Retired

April 9, 2018

Rest In Peace. Your work here is done. God bless your family.

Former HPD ID Tech Ginger Calaway

April 9, 2018

Rest In Peace Brother!

Sgt. CCB (Ret)
USPP

April 9, 2018

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

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

April 9, 2018

May his family and friends be blessed during this hard time. Thank all who supported him in his choice to serve his community. Rest with God.

William Jernigan

April 9, 2018

Rest, brother.

PFC Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

April 9, 2018

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

April 9, 2018

My thoughts and prayers are with the family and agency today.
Thank you officer for your service, sacrifices and work to make your community safer.
Rest in Peace.

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Police

April 9, 2018

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

April 9, 2018

Rest In Peace
Job well done.

Chief (Ret) Stephen Abbington
Wellston Police Mo.

April 9, 2018

Thank you for your service. I will be praying for your family and for your Department family. May God give them all the grace to deal with this tragic loss.

Jim Adkins, Sheriff
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Madras, Oregon

April 9, 2018

Thank you for your service.

Timothy Liddell
CA Hwy Patrol (retired)

April 9, 2018