Prayer for America 03/31/06

God, in our efforts to improve life through technological advances, we run the risk of making life more complicated than it once was. Our phones, computers, pagers, and handhelds perform infinite tasks, but at the same time, we run the risk of being enslaved by their abilities. Those things that are meant to make life easier for us sometimes make life muddy and stressful and out of control.

Help us to find the balance between our ever-advancing lifestyle and simplicity. Don’t let us become controlled by a piece of equipment that has no identity, no soul, and no personality. Help our lives remain simple even as we strive to become wiser. Amen.

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Police Officer Thomas Cloud United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private James H. (Jim) Moore Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Harper Kenton Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1891 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman James A. Mynderse Schenectady Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1900 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Lemuel R. Boyce St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman James F. Crehan Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1914 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Patrolman Thomas Wynn New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William Good Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Friday, March 31, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Charles E. Hall Lincoln Police Department, NE EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1917 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Charles Hatfield Ashland Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, March 31, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Antonio Pingitore Kenosha Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, March 31, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Manuel Stuart Cocke County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Monday, March 31, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Railroad Detective Ralph Robinson Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifi..., RR EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John W. Bell New Hanover County Sheriff's De..., NC EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman James C. Costello Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, March 31, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John J. O'Leary Fresno County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Night Marshal M. Anthony Swatta West Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Brubaker Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Walter A. Purcell New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933 Cause of Death: Accidental Special Agent William S. Grubb United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933 Cause of Death: Assault Special Agent Levi G. Trexler United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Policeman Matthew Clowry Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Olof F. Wilson Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1935 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Police Officer Jack Grace Wadlington West Palm Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1935 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Officer Owen McManus Southern Pacific Railroad Polic..., RR EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Otto Jirecek Solon Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, March 31, 1939 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Otto J. Ziska Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1940 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Policeman John F. Schaefer Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1945 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Frank C. Larson Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, March 31, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff J. Holland Thomas Sr. Pittsylvania County Sheriff's O..., VA EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert E. Karsmizki Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Benjamin Herrera Farmington Police Department, NM EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Glenn Harvey Williams Yuba City Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles Scott Dutchess County Sheriff's Depar..., NY EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1966 Cause of Death: Drowned Correctional Officer Joe D. Crater Michigan Department of Corrections, MI EOW: Friday, March 31, 1967 Cause of Death: Explosion Correctional Officer Max M. Hinckley Michigan Department of Corrections, MI EOW: Friday, March 31, 1967 Cause of Death: Explosion Agent Garnett E. (Dick) Dabney South Carolina Alcoholic Bevera..., SC EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Edward O. Kanz University of Washington Police..., WA EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Dominic Guglielmi Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Fall Patrol Deputy Charles E. Barnes Sr. Miller County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Thomas E. Riggs San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ralph M. Galdi Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, March 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant George Aguilar Inglewood Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Victor Estefan Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Richard Lee Housworth Juneau County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Friday, March 31, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Giles R. Landry Maine State Police, ME EOW: Friday, March 31, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Nelson Henry Yamamoto Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Youth Development Worker Eugene Rockett Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1993 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Jesse Don Moorman Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1994 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent David Elliott Sullivan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident                Senior Trooper James Patrick Bartram Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Russell Travis (Rusty) Stalnaker Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Jaime Betancourt New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002 Cause of Death: Assault            Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Burgert Bradford County Sheriff's Depar..., PA EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire           Deputy Sheriff Michael Allen Van Kuren Bradford County Sheriff's Depar..., PA EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 56
Accidental: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 7
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 2
Explosion: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Heart attack: 2
Stabbed: 2
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

 

 

Prayer for America 03/30/06

God, we have become so accustomed to our freedoms, we have been lulled into apathy. We've nearly forgotten what it took to obtain those freedoms and to keep our country independent. Wars, loss of life, and deprivation have visited us all too often. When we are awakened to the possibilities of losing our way of life, our freedoms become instantly dearer.

Forgive us, Father, for taking our democracy and our good life for granted. Bless and protect our native land. Help us, we pray, to regain our patriotic fervor and to preserve our country for the generations to come.

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Sheriff John H. Wisner Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Depar..., LA EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1870 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John Jasper Bogard Tehama County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William H. Kilroy Nevada City Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Thompson B. Campbell McDonough County Sheriff's Office, IL EOW: Monday, March 30, 1903 Cause of Death: Stabbed Prison Guard James W. Woods Missouri Department of Corrections, MO EOW: Friday, March 30, 1906 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Pat Sweeney Tiffin Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, March 30, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff J. Myron Miller Cecil County Sheriff's Department, MD EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Ivan W. Lincoln Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hiram Chaffin Logan County Sheriff's Office, WV EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Cross Seminole County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Harry Feinberg Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 30, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Joseph Allen Purvis United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 30, 1928 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Gerow Birdsall Ossining Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1933 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Michael Erdley Westchester County Parkway Poli..., NY EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Earl W. Tobin Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Friday, March 30, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Night Marshal Ben Wiggins Lyons Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, March 30, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry Berry Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Fred D'Amore Queens County Sheriff's Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1939 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff John T. Miller Queens County Sheriff's Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1939 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman George Kirk Lorain Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1944 Cause of Death: Fall           Acting Chief of Police Charles Newell Overman Wymore Police Department, NE EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Albert McCormack Homewood Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, March 30, 1953 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff William B. (Bill) Neill White Pine County Sheriff's Dep..., NV EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1955 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Robert O. Lietzan Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Paul Kramer St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Hilton E. Schorre United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Marshal Mercello Moya United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Constable Lawrence Graham Mitchell County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1972 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Earl Ray Hoggard Ketchikan Police Department, AK EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Francis W. Magro Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1977 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Willie James Blakely Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1980 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Arthur Carroll Lane Sullivan County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Monday, March 30, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Thomas Lloyd Callies Huron Police Department, SD EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1982 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Charles K. Yates Poland Township Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, March 30, 1984 Cause of Death: Heart attack Investigator Michael O. Lewis San Bernardino County District ..., CA EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1985 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corporal Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda Brookfield Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrol Officer Jeffrey Scott Skenandore Oneida Tribal Police Department, TR EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1993 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corrections Officer Raymond J. Curtis New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Thursday, March 30, 2000 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman II Marlon Allen Titus Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 39
Accidental: 1
Automobile accident: 10
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 15
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicular assault: 1

 

 

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Deputy Sheriff John T. Ross Erath County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Marion David Robertson Erath County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Wagon Driver Joseph Sturm Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1884 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Sam Cudgo United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, March 29, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal James E. Richardson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, March 29, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Jailer Marvin Conover Adair County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Robert Estridge Charlotte Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alvah A. Miller Canton Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1919 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman George Leonard Youngstown Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Horace D. Elliott Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Traffic Officer Ralph Jarrell Rutherford Hereford Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer W. Frank Godbold Chatham County Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, March 29, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer John E. Harmann Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Patrick Howell Baldwin Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, March 29, 1940 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Claude William Johnson Lamesa Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1950 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff Louis F. Kreilein Dubois County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Monday, March 29, 1954 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman Orville C. Trinkle Jr. Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1960 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman George F. Crane New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, March 29, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Francis J. (Frank) Shannon Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 29, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Eugene Verdall Vickers Tyler Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, March 29, 1963 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Gerald E. Doll Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael J. Czapski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Correctional Officer Robert E. Kendricks Alabama Department of Corrections, AL EOW: Monday, March 29, 1971 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer George F. Stuckey Bristol Township Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Wendell Hicks Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank C. Irvin Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Border Patrol Agent Lee L. Bounds United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 29, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corporal John Michael Frontczak Jr. Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Monday, March 29, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William Green Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, March 29, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William E. DeLeon Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, March 29, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Winston J. Rawlins Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, March 29, 1982 Cause of Death: Fire Patrolman Michael K. Aselton Barnstable Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Amedicus Q. Howell III Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Theodore Dennis Wolf Sr. Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Senior Officer Specialist Daniel J. Bryer United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 29, 1991 Cause of Death: Training accident Deputy Frank V. Trejo Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Keith Tadashi Hashimoto Reno Police Department, NV EOW: Friday, March 29, 1996 Cause of Death: Training accident Patrolman Hector Garza San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 29, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 38
Accidental: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 21
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Training accident: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1

 

 

 

Prayer for America 03/28/06

God, what makes a nation strong? Is it money? Is it armies? Is it pride? No, Lord. Our nation's strength is its people who have worked hard and suffered so our country could grow.

We honor the people from the present and the past, who, with you at their sides, have made our land great. May we follow in their footsteps, Lord, and be worthy of the name "American".

America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

Katherine Lee Bates, "America the Beautiful"

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Officer Samuel Townsend Leadville Police Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick Riley Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, March 28, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Aaron McCord Lebanon Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 28, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Clark Harrison Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1897 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Deputy Sheriff John Turman Kimble County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, March 28, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer J. Wafe Adams Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George W. Kirkley Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Henry Lewelling Arroyo Grande Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, March 28, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Raimo Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John McKinney Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, March 28, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Robert V. Myers Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Friday, March 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Policeman Walter R. Kreps Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1916 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Hugh J. Ennis Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Monday, March 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman James R. Baker New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Deputy Sheriff John W. (Johnnie) Martin Nacogdoches County Sheriff's De..., TX EOW: Friday, March 28, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Elwood Gainor Lancaster Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, March 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William Lee Mayo Davidson County Constable's Office, TN EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Oscar C. Hanson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Marshal Edward Franklin Flanery United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Struck by train Night Marshal Clarence Andrew Green Campbell Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Charles William Puckett Virginia Division of Motor Vehi..., VA EOW: Monday, March 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Duty related illness City Marshal Clarence A. Sanger Moran Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Wayne Magill Georgetown Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1945 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Harry Lee Harris Sussex County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Gordon Elmer Stotz Winter Haven Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1956 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Festus Alyan Tatum Jr. West Palm Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1959 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Francis X. Fenton Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, March 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Samuel Steven Kidwiler Brunswick Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1971 Cause of Death: Fall Officer William C. Wurst Hainesport Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Donald R. Aleshire Mount Holly Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain James Edward Daly Jr. Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Junita Badavinac Itasca County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Monday, March 28, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolwoman Kathleen Garcia Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Lynn Russell Sutter Bethel Park Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Trooper Stephen G. Rouse Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Chief Deputy Sheriff Melvin Kenneth Drum Ochiltree County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jose Teodoro Gonzalez Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Willis Henry Gravell Oro Valley Police Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hugh Ellis Thomas Jr. Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Agent Luis A. Santiago United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1995 Cause of Death: Fall

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 40
Automobile accident: 3
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 21
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by train: 3
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1

 

 

 

Prayer for America 03/27/06

Under the night sky, Lord, I feel very small and insignificant. Of the millions and millions of people in this country, I am a mere speck of humanity. I sometimes feel that I've only been counted, not named. I have a phone number, a PIN number, a credit card number, a social security number, a driver's license number, a medical insurance number, an employee number, a frequent flyer number, a checking account number, a library patron number, a voice mail retrieval number. There are model and serial numbers on my microwave, my washer and dryer, my television, my bicycle, my car, my computer, my screen door. I live in a world of numbers, infinite and cold.

Thank goodness, Lord, that you know my name and that in this sea of people, I am more than simply "present and counted." I ma loved and named.

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Warden Daniel Webster Connecticut Department of Corre..., CT EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1862 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer William S. Elliott Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Edward Baum Checotah Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Herman Odom McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Thomas Thomas New Castle Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1913 Cause of Death: Drowned Detective L. Arthur Mann Lynchburg Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph L. Connelly New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter H. Marlow Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward F. Finnegan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Motorcycle Officer William Milton Humphrey Logan County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident               Traffic Officer Albert S. (Sunny Jim) Margason Santa Clara County State Traffi..., CA EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Thomas E. Wright Decatur Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William T. Barnett Lakeland Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Alonzo Nicholson Lakeland Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lee Flacy Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., MO EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Burr Robertson Harrison Police Department, AR EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Theodore Husting Sheboygan Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Turnkey Harry Miller Swartz Chemung County Sheriff's Depart..., NY EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1938 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Arthur F. Eggers New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, March 27, 1944 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Leon W. Gooding Charleston County Police Depart..., SC EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis P. Konen Kelso Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robert Hensley Owsley County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Clarence Taylor Owsley County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Charles R. Jones Connersville Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, March 27, 1970 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Policeman Kenneth E. Walters Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, March 27, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Joseph Henry Skrabek Bureau County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer III Philip Carl Metz Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Friday, March 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph W. Lawlor Jr. North Andover Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, March 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins Detective Michael L. Raburn King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1984 Cause of Death: Stabbed Investigator James Kenneth Kennedy Knox County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Edward Strunk Billerica Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Ronald Jeffery Turek Blair Township Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Samuel F. Holcomb Jr. Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1988 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Gary Lee Williams San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, March 27, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael Capparelli Chicago Department of Aviation ..., IL EOW: Friday, March 27, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Agent Santos Febus Ocasio Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, March 27, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer II Kenneth Kanani Keliipio Hawaii County Police Department, HI EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Border Patrol Agent Stephen M. Sullivan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Perry Austin Fillmore Clinton County Sheriff's Depart..., MI EOW: Saturday, March 27, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Kevin Scott Kight Panama City Beach Police Depart..., FL EOW: Sunday, March 27, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Terry Micheal Byrd Pascagoula Police Department, MS EOW: Monday, March 27, 2006 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 41
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Drowned: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 23
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicular assault: 3

 

 

Prayer for America 03/26/06

Lord, today the scent of spring is in the air, fresh and breezy, light and free in all its green expectancy.

Soon gardens will burst into bloom: daffodils pushing through the damp earth...Enough to make a Wordsworth dream come true. A host of golden-hooded glories to greet the sun! The woodlands will fill with deep gentian bluebells, then the first willow buds and tiny hedge roses. Lord, I can hardly wait!

So much promise, Lord. So much growth. There is so much hope in our hearts in springtime.

Help us, also, to bring forth our promise and bloom, to show ourselves in all our glory. Give us the strength to show and flourish. Let us bring joy and promise to our world, as you do. Lord, I can hardly wait!

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Sheriff Joseph Bailey Vernon County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Allen D. McGown Findlay Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1913 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Andrew F. Turner United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1916 Cause of Death: Stabbed Lieutenant Raymond L. Corbitt Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Po..., RR EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Nephi P. Pierce Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Monday, March 26, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Harry C. Lomas Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1925 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Federico R. Saenz McAllen Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lyle Ward Missoula County Sheriff's Depar..., MT EOW: Monday, March 26, 1934 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Park Police Officer Martin Wolski Chicago Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Seymour H. Lawler Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Hiram J. Reno Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Anthony Oetheimer New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edgar Nagie Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent William Norbin Palmer Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Cont..., AL EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Fredrick L. Humphrey Forrest County Sheriff's Office, MS EOW: Friday, March 26, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Julian Narvaez Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dep..., NM EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Buster Glenn Adams Crestview Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas A. Daley Allegheny County Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 26, 1976 Cause of Death: Animal related Deputy Sheriff Frank Floyd McKenzie Loudon County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1977 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman Ralph Benton Miller Sr. Toronto Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Security Policeman Thomas L. Campbell United States Air Force Securit..., US EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Chance Frederick Whiteman III Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, March 26, 1982 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Kelley L. Smythe Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, March 26, 1982 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Dario Figueroa-Rodriguez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, March 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph T. Alcamo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corporal Roel Garcia Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Michael W. Marshall Omak Police Department, WA EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Marc Todd Atkinson Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Friday, March 26, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant David Paul Land Forsyth County Sheriff's Depart..., GA EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 29
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 17
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1