Slidell Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Saturday, November 17, 2018
Reflections for Police Officer Jason Michael Seals
Rest in peace brother. My prayers are with your family and fellow officers. Thank you for your service!
Deputy Ricky Sanchez
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriffs Office (Retired)
November 20, 2018
God Bless and thank you for your service. I offer love and prayers to your family and so sorry to all, for this loss. God Bless.
Kim Durham
Davis Police Department - Daughter
November 20, 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission
Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
November 20, 2018
Our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Officer Jason Seals. Officer Seals, we thank you for your service. God Bless!
DeKalb, IL Police Department
November 20, 2018
May you soul RIP Officer Seals. Sincere condolences to his family and loved ones. May the Angel's give you strength. My heart goes out to you for the heart wrenching days you must have gone through during his fight in the hospital. Prayers and healing thoughts go out to you.
Constable Tessa Le Roux
South African Police Service
November 20, 2018
Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service and dedication.
Cpl. M. Davis #2614
Prince George's County Police Department
November 20, 2018
Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed motorman.
Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden
November 20, 2018
Rest easy Brother. Prayers for family, friends and coworkers.
Career Officer (Ret.) Victor Agosto
Chesterfield County Police (Va.)
November 20, 2018
On behalf of the Westerville, Ohio Division of Police, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Police Officer Jason Seals and the extended law enforcement family of the Slidell Police Department, Louisiana.
End of Watch Saturday, November 17, 2018
Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.
I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.
By Jon F. Hooper
"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."
Chief Joe Morbitzer
Westerville, Ohio Division of Police
November 20, 2018
Rest in peace brother. You are a true hero.
Jamie Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office
November 20, 2018
Thank you for your service. RIP.
Sergeant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
November 20, 2018
Thank you for your dedicated service Police Officer Jason Seals. My condolences go out to your family, friends and the Slidell Police Department. May you rest in eternal peace.
PSO A. Marwaha
Campus Public Safety
November 20, 2018
Godspeed and Rest In Peace, Brother.
Patrolman Robert Vojtko
Kingston Township Police Department 5111
November 19, 2018
God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.
James Waggle
Civilian
November 19, 2018
Rest in peace, brother.
Patrolman Kyle Donahue
Dracut (MA) Police Department
November 19, 2018
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Officer Seals. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Slidell Police Department.
U.S. Postal Inspector Scott Horne
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
November 19, 2018
With Deepest Sympathy. I'm praying for your family, friends and co-workers during this time of sadness. Thank you for your service. R. I. P. Brother.
Sergeant Howard Giddings (Ret.)
Virginia Port Authority PD
November 19, 2018
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 Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department
November 19, 2018
Rest in peace and Godspeed, Brother.
Motor Officer William Brown, Ret.
Weymouth, MA PD
November 19, 2018
"Carved on these walls is the story of America, of a continuing quest to preserve both democracy and decency, and to protect a national treasure that we call the American dream."
President George H.W. Bush
Rest in peace brother, God Speed.
Sgt. C.M. Grubbs
Harrisonburg Police Department(Va.)
November 19, 2018
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
Abraham Lincoln
Lieutenant E.Kemmer
Nevada Department of Public Safety
November 19, 2018
We, the men & women of the Abilene Police Department, are saddened by the death of Police Officer Jason Seals. Our prayer is of comfort & peace to his family, coworkers, and friends as they mourn this significant loss. His dedication to service is a testament of his character towards his community, for which we are deeply grateful.
Beth Reeves, Chaplain
Abilene Police Department
November 19, 2018
R.I.P. Motorman Jason Seals
Capt. Robert Holliday (ret.)
Slidell Police Dept.
November 19, 2018
Rest in Peace Officer Seals. 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
November 19, 2018
On behalf of Moms Back the Blue of the St. Louis County Police Family Association, we offer
our heartfelt condolences to the family (blood and blue) and friends of Officer Seals.
We will be forever indebted to you for your selfless service and sacrifice.
Always Honored; Never Forgotten
Proud Moms from
Moms Back the Blue of the
St. Louis County Police Family Association
November 19, 2018
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