Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina
End of Watch Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Reflections for Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth "Bud" Phouangphrachanh
Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.
Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden
April 10, 2020
Seah jai num, Aih! Prayers and hugs to your family <3
CRO Penland
Parkland College PD
April 10, 2020
Avenue of the Fallen
Standing at attention in their class “A“uniforms, badges gleaming and shoes like glass, are your brothers and sisters of Law Enforcement. All of whom have previously paid the ultimate price.
Today, like many others, they welcome you to this wonderful place.
As you march down the Avenue of the Fallen, all eyes focus on you as if to say “it’s OK, you’re with your eternal partners.”
A salute is followed and a tear can be seen on so many faces.
Welcome, you served well.
Now come join us in the ranks, another is coming home.
Officer Jim Weaver (#11452), Los Angeles Police Department retired
12-25-2010
Officer Jim Weaver (#11452)
Los Angeles Police Department retired
April 10, 2020
Thank you for your service. Prayers for your Family and Department.
Sergeant Monica Veney
Baltimore Police Department
April 10, 2020
Rest in Peace Deputy Phouangphrachanh. May the Lord grant your family, friends and co-workers peace during this difficult time. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.
Deputy Parole Administrator Howard Wykes
Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
April 10, 2020
Thank you for your service to your community, you touched lives and made a difference you will be missed dearly and never forgotten
Detective Ashley Seman
Ward Police Department
April 10, 2020
Thank you for your dedication and service, RIP brother
Officer Louis Becker CPD retired
TSGT USAF 10 year Vet.
April 10, 2020
Rest In Peace Brother
james oneill
NYPD
April 10, 2020
Deputy Phouangphrachanh, Thank you for your many years of service to your communities. I am sure that you will be greatly missed by all that knew you here on earth. May God bless your family and friends and continue to watch over them. Rest in Peace, Brother.
Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department
Flowery Branch, GA
April 10, 2020
Rest In Peace Brother LEO. Thank you Hero for your courage, sacrifice and service. Thoughts and prayers for your family, friends and coworkers. Always remembered,
Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA
April 10, 2020
Phouangphrachanh family and friends may God grant all of you with a speedy healing. Deputy Phouangphrachanh thank you for your service to your Community and Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.
Res.Sgt Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls, OH Police Department
April 10, 2020
I am very saddened by this loss, though I did not know this brother of the Thin Blue Line of which I am a member. Deputy Bud is a deputy as I am, also I noticed that we are both CIT deputies and he also died on my birthday. This was a brother after my own heart, I suspect, and I will be praying for his family to be surrounded by love and compassion.
Scott Conner, Deputy Sheriff (Reserve)
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dept, Albuquerque, NM
April 9, 2020
Rest In Peace Brother
Deputy Shannon Yates
Covington County Sheriff Department
April 9, 2020
May God bless you and your family. You paid the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in peace my brother in blue. God speed.
(Ret) Trooper Dean Aires
PA State Police
April 9, 2020
Rest in Peace Deputy Phougangprachan, my sincere condolences to your family and to your department. God speed as you now patrol the streets of gold. Your ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten.
TERRY ZECH, OFC(RET)
DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS POLICE DEPARTMENT DETROIT MICHIGAN
April 9, 2020
Rest in peace Brother.....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of the MCSO during this most difficult and tragic time....
LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD
April 9, 2020
God Bless You, Your Family, & Friends.
Thank you for your unselfish service.
James P Waggle
Civilian
April 9, 2020
We will remember.
Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement
April 9, 2020
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
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, 2020
Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms
Anrae Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police
April 9, 2020
My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh on their loss. May our Lord give them all the strength and comfort during this time of trial. Thank you fellow officer for your dedication and service to your community. Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh.
CBP Officer(retired), Luis Otero
Department of Homeland Security/Bureau of Customs & Border Protect
April 9, 2020
R.I.P Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth Phouangphrachanh
Brian Molyneaux
Citizen
April 9, 2020
We brothers blue remain hearts and now shown we send our faithful friend to his eternal home
Cpl John Biggins
Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office TN
April 9, 2020
My prayers are with the family, especially the children. Thank you for your service.
Ms.Gina Locklear
Mother of Alexis Thunder Eagle Locklear Scotland County Sheriff Dept
April 9, 2020
My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth "Bud" Phouangphrachanh 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 Deputy Sheriff Sypraseuth "Bud" Phouangphrachanh.
Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04
April 9, 2020
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