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PERSONAL TRIBUTE POETRY
These poems have been written by friends, relatives and co-workers of fallen officers to help celebrate their service and honor, and have been approved by NLEOMF for publication on this website. We will accept original poems about fallen officers.
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AUTHOR: |
TITLE OF POEM: |
| Tony Aeilts, Chief of Police - Retired |
THIS HAWK, THIS DOVE |
| Pat Ressler |
REMEMBRANCE |
| Margaret-Anne Farrell |
A VERY SPECIAL LIGHT |
| Larry G. Nicholson |
I LOVE YOU SON |
| Cecelia N. Franklin |
COME VISIT MY DREAMS |
| Jerry Robards |
REMEMBER ME |
| Officer Samgrelletta Fairley |
MY HONOR GUARD BROTHER |
| Trinh Nguyen |
YOU’RE A FALCON |
| Sgt. Cynthia M. Roos, JPSO, ret. |
GOD'S NIGHTIME RAINBOW-THE THIN BLUE LINE |
| Lucile E. Burris |
TRIBUTE TO THE FALLEN OFFICERS OF 9/11 |
| Cheryl Sawyer |
ONE |
| Lynn Weiss |
OUR MEN IN BLUE |
| Joey Kurtz |
THE WOMEN AND MEN IN BLUE |
| Bradley L. Bordelon and Norrie Edgar |
JIMMY |
| Master Trooper David J Miller (District # 13) |
OUR GREATEST FEAR |
| Bradley L. Bordelon |
MY DADDY WAS A POLICEMAN |
| Robert Fouracre |
A THREAD OF BLUE |
| Jerrie Foss |
MY BROTHER |
| Bradley L. Bordelon |
THE ROUTINE |
| Tommy O'Callaghan & Joe O'Brien of The Moonshiners Band |
THE BOYS & GIRLS IN BLUE (a song) |
| Nicky Ross and Nino Cosentino |
FALLEN BUT NOT FORGOTTEN (a song) |
| Richard J. May |
THE HEART OF THE PHOENIX (Tribute to 9/11 Heroes) |
| Richard J. May |
WHO CARES? |
| Richard J. May |
WE WERE COPS |
| Julie Patrick |
WELCOME HOME |
| Pier (Haen) Miller |
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY |
| Ofc. K.R. Murphy |
IN LOVING MEMORY OF DANA |
| Liza Schejtman-Bach |
SAYING GOODBYE (a tribute poem to those lost on 9/11) |
| Officer Marcus Adams |
IN HONOR OF... |
| Terry Donovan |
SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO RUN |
| Bill Aylward |
MY DESTINY |
| Deputy Robin Tokash, Carroll County Sheriff/Mohawk Post |
IN MY DREAMS |
| Terry Donovan for Chase Donovan |
GOD'S HOUSE |
| Marianne Waldman (Glover) |
MAY IT NEVER BE FORGOTTEN |
| KayJay Carpenter |
ANOTHER NAME ON THE WALL |
| Cassandra Ceneviva |
ANGEL 395 |
| KayJay Carpenter |
PROMOTION |
| Joey Kurtz |
MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN |
| Kristin Bailey |
A BADGE BESIDE THE WINGS |
| Michael Moore |
BITTERSWEET HEROES |
| Hazel L. Baumgardner |
PAIN |
| Rebecca VanNess |
IN MEMORY OF DAVID HERRING |
| Kenneth S. Spence |
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (A Tribute) |
| Liza Schejtman-Bach |
SAYING GOODBYE |
| Devon Boyle (age 14) |
YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE WHAT I SAW |
| Kathy Reid |
THE POLICE OFFICER |
| Pam Garner |
FARAWAY PLACE |
| Linda C. Pomeroy |
THE FOUR RCMP- THANK YOU |
| Anna Estelle Tarr |
ALL MY LOVE |
| David L. Bell |
THE BADGE |
| Anonymous |
THE CALL |
| Karyn Merola |
9/11 |
| Amber Alderman |
A DAY WE'LL NEVER FORGET |
| Cindy Corzine |
FAREWELL TO OUR FRIEND |
| Officer Samgrelletta Fairley |
MY BROTHER IN BLUE |
| Ben Sapp, Alabama Tribune (1889) |
TO JOHN R. MANNING |
| Sgt. Roger L. Snook, Jr. |
LOOK UPON THE NAMES |
| Mrs. Phyllis M. Scott |
THE CHILLING SOUND - THE CODE THAT MEANS AN OFFICER DOWN |
| A Cop's Wife |
THE THIN BLUE LINE |
| Pam Garner |
LIBERTY STOOD |
| Robert R. Heuisler |
UNDERCOVER |
| Juli Verkler |
ANNIVERSARY FROM ABOVE |
| Sgt. Mike Nelson |
CONTROL TO 107 |
| Sgt. A.J. Mukai |
DUTY CALLS |
| Mariann Schultz |
GLORY TO HEROS: LAW ENFORCEMENTS, EMERGENCY CREWS, AND MILITARY PERSONNEL |
| Corey Collman |
THE ROSE AND THE SHIELD |
| Mayer |
USCS |
| Rhonda J. LaFoy |
ANGEL IN BLUE |
| Kate Plourde |
TO PROTECT AND SERVE |
| Matthew John Knight |
A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER |
| R.E. Potter, Metropolitan Police Department |
OUR PATHS CROSSED |
| Sgt. A. E. [Ted] Cormier III |
YOUR BADGE |
| Geoge E. Fusco |
WEARERS OF THE WINGS |
| Deputy Phil West |
MOUNTED PATROL: THE OFFICER |
| Andrew D. Leatherman |
THANK YOU |
| Joni Green Brooks |
IT'S HIS TASK |
| Jon F. Hooper |
I AM A WARRIOR |
| Danielle Reaves |
HIS FINAL 10-42 |
| Roger Dale |
MY TRIBUTE TO GARLAND L. GARRISON |
| Caren Sharpe |
MAC |
| Monica Wilson |
ANGELS IN THE WIND |
| Nilda Adell |
DON'T GRIEVE FOR ME |
| Sara Winfield |
TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES |
| Ron Windham |
THE PRAYER LIKE NO OTHER |
| Jeana |
MY HERO |
| Jodie Schlatt-Swanner |
ODE TO MY DAD |
| Det. Cpl. Ricky Dale Sluder |
IN MEMORY OF TEXAS STATE TROOPER KURT KNAPP |
| Carlos McLean |
BROTHERS |
| Diane G. Hammond |
...A PIECE OF CLOTH AND THE GOOD BOOK |
| Diane G. Hammond |
IN MEMORY OF SHANE MILLER AND IN HONOR OF HIS PARENTS SUE AND TONY MILLER |
| Juli Verkler |
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT |
| Lisa Rodriguez |
TRIBUTE TO A DEPUTY SHERIFF |
| Linda C. Pomeroy |
THE FOUR RCMP- THANK YOU |
| Anna Estelle Tarr |
ALL MY LOVE |
| David L. Bell |
THE BADGE |
| Anonymous |
THE CALL |
| Karyn Merola |
9/11 |
| Amber Alderman |
A DAY WE'LL NEVER FORGET |
| Cindy Corzine |
FAREWELL TO OUR FRIEND |
| Officer Samgrelletta Fairley |
MY BROTHER IN BLUE |
| Ben Sapp, Alabama Tribune (1889) |
TO JOHN R. MANNING |
| Officer Samgrelletta Fairley |
THE BLUE LINE |
| Chris McMullin |
ODE TO A STREET COP |
| Adam Feazel |
FOR HE WHO WEARS A BADGE |
| Montey E. Ritchey |
JUST A COP |
| Ofc. Jeffrey L. Becker |
CPL. JOHN S. VALENT |
| Capt. D. George |
WHO IS IT? |
| Tracyann O'Brien-Meurer |
OUR HERO |
| Jaclyn Mosley |
THE ONE THAT I ADORE |
| Shawn J. Carmody |
...FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS! |
| Kathey M. Green |
OUR FALLEN BROTHER |
| Alicia Griego |
HEAVENS DOOR |
| Lisa M. Midwood |
TWIN TOWER |
| Karol J Fitzgerald |
TO JENNY LOVE BRENDAN |
| Karol J Fitzgerald |
DEAR JENNY |
| Jillian Carol Owens |
IF I HAD ONE WISH |
| Cecelia Franklin |
COME VISIT MY DREAMS |
| Angela Hedger |
GOOD MEN MUST DIE |
| Master Trooper Dave "Stumpy" Miller |
OUR GREATEST FEAR |
| Steve Staskiewicz |
IN MEMORY OF JASON TYE PRATT |
| Samantha Goldberg |
FALLEN HERO |
| Anonymous |
A POLICE OFFICER'S CHRISTMAS POEM |
| T.W. Miller |
A BADGE ON OUR CHEST |
| Sgt. Richard Schultz |
A DEDICATION TO MARY ANN COLLURA |
| Dennis G Hammer |
A COP'S CHRISTMAS PRAYER |
| Deputy Tony Holifield |
THERE WAS A MAN THAT I ONCE KNEW |
| Deputy Tony Holifield |
THE WALL
(2 poems) |
| Stephen Glorioso, NREMT-P, EMT-T |
TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN BROTHER |
| Martin Connors |
SALUTE THE BANNER THEY RAISED |
| Marie Gossmeyer Van Wyk |
TEARS TO PATROLMAN MELVIN L. GOSSMEYER CPD #9775 |
| Unknown |
A COP ON THE TAKE |
| Cheryl A. Mefford |
MAN IN BLUE |
| Lt. Larry Peoples |
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER'S FAREWELL |
| Michele Runyan |
IN THE LINE OF DUTY |
| Dave Gardner |
LOST HERO |
| Lisa Weir |
THE WALL |
| Cindy Glanzer |
OUR FRIEND |
| Lisa Lanham |
THE FINAL AMEN |
| Ricky G. Cousins, Officer |
DON'T WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW BECAUSE RONNIE'S ALREADY THERE |
| Marquita Burris |
THE ASH OF OUR DEAD |
| Terry O'Neill |
CHARLIE MILLS (Lost at the WTC disaster, 11 September 2001) |
| (read by NLEOMF Chairman Craig Floyd, October 15, 2001) |
"ONE"- 10TH ANNUAL GALA POEM |
| Cheryl Reimann |
MY HERO |
| Michael White |
IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAUL T. WHITE, JR. |
| Martin Connors |
SHE STILL STANDS: A POEM FOR THOSE LOST 9-11-01 |
| Larry Peoples |
FROM FLORIDA LAW ENFORCEMENT TO OUR BROTHERS IN NYC BLUE |
| F. Lewis Etzler, Hialeah |
MY BROTHER |
| Kayhla M. Brown, Baltimore |
SIGNAL 13 |
| Francine A. Mc Lean, New York City |
I HAD A GRANDFATHER |
| Sgt. Karleen Hamilton, John Lilley Correctional Center, Boley, OK |
THE BULLET |
| Marc A. Turner,Sergeant, Roxbury Twp PD, NJ |
POLICE WEEK©
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