Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thanks for showing me the roots to the law enforcement world. I remember doing my very first vehicle search with you! I am praying for all of your family and friends

Ben bottcher
Bonneville County Sheriffs Office

May 23, 2018

Rest in peace.
Thank you for your service.

Sergeant David Sheetz (retired)
Houston Police Dept.

May 23, 2018

Rest in Peace Sgt Swanson.

Police Officer Ahmed Danso-Faried
White Plains Police Department

May 23, 2018

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

May 23, 2018

Rest with God Sgt. Swanson. Your dedicated service and untimely death will not be forgotten. Prayers for you family during this time in their lives.

retired police officer Bob Lester
Midland Texas Police Department

May 23, 2018

God speed to you Sir, thank you for protecting the streets of ID. May you rest in peace, and surround your department with the Lords angels , your family and your friends......With many Respects

Susan Johnson
Police Dispatcher Retired, CA & WA states

May 23, 2018

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, REST IN PEACE.

N.J. TROOPER (RETIRED)
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE

May 23, 2018

Thank you for your long life of service and sacrifice. Our thoughts, prayers, and hearts go out to your family and friends. May God comfort and strengthen them all.

Darlene Newton
Friend of the Story County Sheriff's Office

May 23, 2018

RIP, good and faithful servant. God's peace to your blood and Blue family.

chaplain Bill Roscoe
canyon Co. Idaho SO

May 23, 2018

God Speed Brother

Deputy Sheriff Rob Wilkins
Allegany County Sheriff's Office - New York

May 23, 2018

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF SERGEANT SWANSON, AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF SERGEANT SWANSON .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.

Ret Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Ontario Canada

May 23, 2018

Rest in peace Sgt Swanson, we'll take it from here. Thank you for your service, you will be missed. God bless the family, friends, and co-workers of Sgt Swanson during this time of tragic and sudden loss.

Deputy Donnie Meaders
Okfuskee County (OK) S.O.

May 23, 2018

Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family & Department.

Detective Monica Veeny
Baltimore City Police Department

May 23, 2018

May Our Lord have a special place in his heavenly home for Sgt. Kent
Swanson. My deepest sympathy goes out to the Swanson family . Your loved one is at home with Our Lord.

Michael T Sullivan, Patrolman
Chicago Police Department, Retired.

May 23, 2018

RIP my fellow Brother in Blue. Prayers for the family, friends, and co-workers. Rest easy now Sir, we have the watch from here.

Retired Detective Don Vine #5896
Phoenix PD

May 23, 2018

Thank you Sir, for your dedication and for paying the ultimate sacrifice for the fine folks in the great state of Idaho. You are a true AMERICAN HERO !!!! My thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers. May you forever, rest in peace, my brother.

HEROES NEVER DIE...

Sergeant Mitchell G. Cheselka (Retired)
Orange County Sheriff, California
Polk County Sheriff, Oregon

May 23, 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

May 23, 2018

Rest in Peace
thank you for your service

Chief R. A. McCann
Armour College Police

May 23, 2018

Rest in peace Brother. We have it from here.

Patrolman Ryan DiMatteo
North Olmsted Police Department Ohio

May 23, 2018

God speed.....

Police Officer Suzy Regan (retired)
LAPD-Modesto PD

May 23, 2018

Swanson family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Officer Swanson thank you for your service to your Community and to your Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice while serving in the line of Duty.

Res.Sgt.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls Police,Ohio

May 23, 2018

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Sergeant Kent Swanson during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Sergeant Swanson.

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/2004

May 23, 2018

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker, Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons & Paroles

May 23, 2018

Rest easy Brother. Thank you for your service . You won’t be forgotten.

Blessed are the peacemakers: For they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:9

Jerry Matalone #8046 (Retired)
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

May 23, 2018

On behalf of the Klamath County Sheriff's Office in Klamath Falls Oregon, we send our sincerest sympathy in the recent loss of your Sergeant, Kent Swanson, in the line of duty. It is always a huge loss when a fellow Sergeant makes the ultimate sacrifice. His bravery and courage to protect and serve your community has not gone unnoticed.

Sheriff Chris Kaber
Klamath County Sheriff's Office

May 23, 2018