Prayer for America 06/30/06

Dear Lord,
Everything looks much brighter than it did before.
Our nation's prayer for strength has been answered.
Our cries for help have been heard.
Our pleas for mercy flew directly to your throne.
Now we're ready to help our neighbors, Lord.
Let us not delay.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 30th

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Deputy Marshal William Whitson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John Phillips United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer C. Lee Waller Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William Pascoe Nevada County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 30, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Frank Jones Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Friday, June 30, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Milton Jones Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Andrew Jackson Bullard Roger Mills County Sheriff's Of..., OK EOW: Monday, June 30, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Cogburn Roger Mills County Sheriff's Of..., OK EOW: Monday, June 30, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal James C. A. Parsons Centralia Police Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Harry H. Boone Pennsylvania Railroad Police De..., RR EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Frank J. Crowley Springfield Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, June 30, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John H. Miller Iredell County Sheriff's Depart..., NC EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Frank Matuskowitz United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1920 Cause of Death: Train accident Deputy Marshal Hugh J. Bartley United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1921 Cause of Death: Unidentified Lieutenant Albert B. Burris Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1925 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper Delos A. Williams Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Agent Roy Shafer United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, June 30, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Grady L. Sutton Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles A. Holt Springfield Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Charlie W. Howard Corbin Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, June 30, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief William J. Thornhill Suffern Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 30, 1933 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Richard D. Coffee Greenup Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles M. White Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1934 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Howard C. Wagner South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George J. Erling Yonkers Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1935 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Homer Earnest Poore Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1936 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer George D. Edwards Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 30, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Cannon Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 30, 1939 Cause of Death: Assault              Park Police Officer Charles J. Speaker Chicago Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Monday, June 30, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James B. Dalziel California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1945 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Edwart W. Stelling Shelby County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief Deputy Sheriff Aaron Holmes Mills Monroe County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 30, 1950 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Stuart H. Loding Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1951 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Frank F. Mello Sacramento Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1951 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Michael Lukaszewski Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Detective Lieutenant Thomas Truesdale Pawtucket Police Department, RI EOW: Monday, June 30, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Emil A. Newberg Pawtucket Police Department, RI EOW: Monday, June 30, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Max L. Taylor Bowman County Sheriff's Department, ND EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1960 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Sergeant James Roche Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1962 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Floyd T. DeLoach Jr. Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Stanley A. Bunner New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Donald L. Barnes Alsip Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, June 30, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Claude Edward Moore Council Bluffs Police Department, IA EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police George Lee Lashley Gibsonville Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Russell D. Spannagel San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bobby Lynn Williams Adrian Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, June 30, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jerry Scott Hatch Fullerton Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, June 30, 1975 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman James E. Marchbanks Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Roscoe Lee Jacksonville Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hiram A. Ritchie Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Monday, June 30, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Louis P. Bryant Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Detention Guard Adrian Salazar Aguilar Bexar County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Assistant Warden Virdeen Willis Jr. Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Vernon P. Marconnet Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Scott Richard Rakow Miami Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Stanley E. Gerling Iowa State Patrol, IA EOW: Friday, June 30, 1989 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Pilot Lance G. Dietsch Iowa State Patrol, IA EOW: Friday, June 30, 1989 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Eladio Rivera Osorio Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Correctional Officer Leslie John Besci North Carolina Department of Co..., NC EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1992 Cause of Death: Assault Special Agent Richard E. Fass United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Donald E. Jennings Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Friday, June 30, 1995 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Captain Johnnie Richard Wyssbrod Jr. Helena Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Hung Nguyen Le Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant John Alfred Aguilar Santa Ana Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Police Officer Brian Timothy Strouse Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, June 30, 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: 65
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 4
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 39
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 4
Train accident: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 2
California: 5
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 7
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 3
Kentucky: 3
Louisiana: 1
Michigan: 3
New York: 3
North Carolina: 3
North Dakota: 1
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 3
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 1
Puerto Rico: 1
Railroad Police: 1
Rhode Island: 2
Tennessee: 3
Texas: 7
U.S. Government: 6
Washington: 1

 

 

 

Prayer for America 06/29/06

Everyone has ideas about the right and wrong way to live: society, our parents, our partners, and even us. The trouble is, ideas differ, and in the end we get confused and ask, "What should I do?"

Often the result is a compromise. Tolerance and give and take are valuable qualities. No society and no friendship will function without them. But what if it all turns sour?

We've all made poor bargains from time to time, accepted someone else's values only to find they weren't doing us good.

Lord, when we're asked to compromise, help us decide if it's what you would want. Let's talk to find out if it's good, if it's true, and if it will make our lives better. And if the answer is yes, let us embrace our choices knowing they are your will.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 29th

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Deputy Sheriff D. H. Dillingham Bannock County Sheriff's Depart..., ID EOW: Monday, June 29, 1863 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal C. M. Taylor Baxter Springs Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1872 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman S. Wellington McArthur Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, June 29, 1877 Cause of Death: Stabbed Lieutenant Conrad Frank Ashland Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clarence Frueh Freeport Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, June 29, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Horatio J. Stetson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 29, 1924 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Webster E. Schumann Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, June 29, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Howard P. Atwell Wilmington Police Department, DE EOW: Tuesday, June 29, 1926 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Motorcycle Officer James Gene Reegan Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1927 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Town Sergeant Harry Valentine Smeeman Ashland Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harold A. Pelissier Hadley Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, June 29, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff William S. (Buck) Jones Lee County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Sam Griffin Lanford Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles Sleigh Carlisle Wichita Falls Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Sam R. Tidwell Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Thomas Melvin Ball Greene County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Monday, June 29, 1942 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman George S. Bell Plymouth Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Robert George Kennedy Thomasville Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1946 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff L. D. Weaver Phillips County Sheriff's Depar..., AR EOW: Tuesday, June 29, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Thomas J. Mathews Abington Township Police Depart..., PA EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Sherman W. Ricketts West Liberty Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, June 29, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Conley Taylor Hackleburg Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, June 29, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Daniel Davis Tubbs Camp County Constable's Office ..., TX EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant William B. Mays Robinson Township Police Depart..., PA EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1972 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Oscar Leaverton Kent County Sheriff's Office, MD EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper J. C. Magar Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Sunday, June 29, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Marvin Eugene Richie Magazine Police Department, AR EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Curtis Alan Felt Douglas County Sheriff's Depart..., MN EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Detective Sergeant Phillip D. Hochstetler Kosciusko County Sheriff's Depa..., IN EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Wayne Martinez Wyoming Department of Corrections, WY EOW: Sunday, June 29, 1997 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Gregory Allen Stubbs Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, June 29, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Police Officer William Camacho-Rivera Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, June 29, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Travis Wayne Sass Larimer County Sheriff's Depart..., CO EOW: Tuesday, June 29, 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: 33
Automobile accident: 2
Gunfire: 19
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
Arkansas: 2
Colorado: 1
Delaware: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 2
Kentucky: 1
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 2
Minnesota: 1
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 5
U.S. Government: 1
Virginia: 1
Wyoming: 1

 

 

 

 

Prayer for America 06/28/06

Lord, we celebrate our love for you and for our country. In your steadfast love, you made yourself known to the pilgrims when they braved a harsh new land in the dead of winter.

You guided the writers of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights as they put into words the yearnings of people longing to be free.

You directed George Washington as he learned on the job to define the duties of a president in a democracy.

You have been present as each leader made his mark on our country and as each citizen learned the meaning of freedom.

You have blessed our land, Lord God, and filled our hearts with love and thanksgiving.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 28th

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Officer Albert M. Logan Ottumwa Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, June 28, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Edward L. Lloyd Johnson County Sheriff's Office, WY EOW: Monday, June 28, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William B. Ramsey Lucas County Sheriff's Office, IA EOW: Friday, June 28, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Sidney J. Benson El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private William L. McMillion West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Avera Hudson Flint Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Sugan Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1924 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Deputy Sheriff John E. Hutcheson Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Stephen Mann Medford Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Town Marshal Clifton Wolf Parma Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, June 28, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private James L. Lowe West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Monday, June 28, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Andrew Grennan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer John J. Driscoll San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Leonard P. McCandless New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective William H. DeGive New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Andrew H. Edeen Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper William Ray Dixon Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Ova Earl Vaughn Johnson County Sheriff's Depart..., IN EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Floyd N. Montgomery Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, June 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis A. Murray Bangor Police Department, ME EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff William Maroon Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent W. L. Polk United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1953 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman John F. Wright Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1953 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman William Baumfield New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 28, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Joseph B. Jennings Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, June 28, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Roy Buford Blount Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer Henry Lee Bond Wiggins Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Howard M. Crumley Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Skagen New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff John Morris Heithcock Williamson County Sheriff's Dep..., TN EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Byron B. Soule Jr. Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Jon A. Ryckman Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Rory Welch Key Hernando Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Danny Lee Gray Orange Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert A. Hutchinson Monroe Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1978 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Tommy Richard Gober Jr. DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leroy H. Haynes Rowley Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Wayne J. Klacza Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Scott A. Gadell New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Edward A. Rebel Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James David Mandrell Sumner County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Johnny L. Martin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent David Henry Feick United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, June 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Coy N. Smith Alabama Public Service Commission, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Len J. Rowell Pearl River County Sheriff's De..., MS EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Correctional Officer William Calvin Johnson New Jersey Department of Law an..., NJ EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack Captain Tommy F. Bernal Fairfax County Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, June 28, 2001 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Gerald Wayne Warf Jr. Red Bank Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2003 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: 48
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 2
Electrocuted: 2
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
Arizona: 1
California: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 2
Iowa: 2
Maine: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 5
Mississippi: 3
Missouri: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 5
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 2
Tennessee: 3
Texas: 3
U.S. Government: 2
Virginia: 2
Washington: 1
West Virginia: 2
Wyoming: 1

 

 

 

 

Prayer for America 06/27/06

Thank you, God, for these lazy, hazy days of summer. For barbecue cookouts and pool parties with friends and neighbors; for Fourth of July fireworks and baseball games and hot dogs; for visits to theme parks and Little League; for stargazing on balmy nights; for soft night breezes and crickets and ladybugs and grasshoppers; for the feelings of the warm sun on bare skin; for a refreshing cold drink on a hot summer night; for outdoor concerts and birthday parties and county fairs. Thank you, God. Summertime in America is a great time of year.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 27th

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Constable O. A. Wilson Osage Township Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1874 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William A. Bergin Colfax County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Andrew T. Peterson Wilmington Police Department, DE EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal James H. Bush United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 27, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Pearlie McInnis Irwin County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Monday, June 27, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy T. W. Sheffield Irwin County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Monday, June 27, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Stephen Davis Ocilla Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, June 27, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Sergeant Oscar Miller Martin New Castle Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman August Arnold Norwalk Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1916 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Donald Purvis Davis Mineral County Sheriff's Depart..., WV EOW: Wednesday, June 27, 1917 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Milton Harvey Stephens Williamson County Sheriff's Dep..., TN EOW: Friday, June 27, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Charles F. Artz Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifi..., RR EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Dave Murdock Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, June 27, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Homer Teaff Muskogee County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick J. Daley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Charles Benjamin Jones Jacksonville Beach Police Depar..., FL EOW: Monday, June 27, 1927 Cause of Death: Explosion Special Agent Lawrence A. Mommer United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit City Marshal George W. Young Crossville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, June 27, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Harry Pieske Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1935 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Edward M. Conway Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leslie Lauterwasser California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, June 27, 1941 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Inspector John R. Johnston Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Joseph W. Cotton Wewoka Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Page William Mason Irvine Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, June 27, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Leo Paul Van Winkle Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1972 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Julian Douglas Stuckey Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Harry James Brackman San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1974 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Frederick W. Enright California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, June 27, 1975 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Adolfo M. Hernandez California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, June 27, 1975 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Ernesto Rascon Anthony Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Walter Louis Szwajkowski Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael Gray Winslow Greensboro Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Curtis Neal Jones Pensacola Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, June 27, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident            Policeman Jose Ramon Osorio-Vazquez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, June 27, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolwoman Debra Sue Corr Aurora Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael J. Faulkner Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William L. Johnson Springboro Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, June 27, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Leslie H. Peters Jr. Haverhill Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, June 27, 1986 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Orville Franklin Evans Rossville Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer James Bruce Irby Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 27, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Donald James Manning Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Bobby L. Wells Jr. Mississippi Department of Publi..., MS EOW: Tuesday, June 27, 1995 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Keith Ashley Turner Moody Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Joey Tremayne Vincent Greenville Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Lieutenant James Edward (Bo) Weaver Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Monday, June 27, 2005 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: 45
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Drowned: 1
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 28
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 2

 

 

 

 

Prayer for America 06/26/06

Dear God, we want to be a generous people. We have seen fellow Americans ride hundreds of miles to raise money for AIDS research, donate tons of food to the hungry, cross oceans to help those hit by natural disasters. We are cheered by the child who empties her piggy bank to give to the homeless family, and we honor the grandfather who walks three days for a cancer foundation.

Help us continue to live in that generous spirit. Inspire us to think more about others' than our own busy schedules or strained budgets. Remind us that to live in this country is to have access to resources few in the world have. Nudge each of us to discover our gifts for giving, that we may extend your love into our world. Help us know when to put our needs second. Remind us of the joy we find in reaching out to those in need. Help us to be a generous people. Amen.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 26th

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Patrol Officer William Loughery Cambridge Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1860 Cause of Death: Stabbed Constable Jere McCheane Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Sunday, June 26, 1870 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Marshal John D. Trammel United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire          Constable Thomas Lewis Townsend Jr. Colorado County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Monday, June 26, 1893 Cause of Death: Animal related City Marshal E. C. Williams Enid Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Joseph Rogers McLeod County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Friday, June 26, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles M. Sadler Duval County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Monday, June 26, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William Strong Provo Police Department, UT EOW: Monday, June 26, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Murphy E. Flory Hagerstown Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Thomas Dowling Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Lavender Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1913 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Police Officer Michael J. Sullivan St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, June 26, 1914 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Captain G. Frank Coffey Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph A. Nolan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1918 Cause of Death: Assault               Deputy Sheriff Harry Charles McCormick Wharton County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Vernon G. Ogden Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, June 26, 1927 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Wilson A. Fields New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Captain Alex C. Lachman Joplin Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, June 26, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Border Patrol Inspector Charles F. Inch United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 26, 1932 Cause of Death: Struck by train Town Marshal Henry D. Humphrey Alma Police Department, AR EOW: Monday, June 26, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George C. Mahnken New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Supervisor Arnold B. Gulzow Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Undersheriff Ed O'Donnell Yellowstone County Sheriff's Of..., MT EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1941 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Charles T. Palamara White Plains Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1946 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Deputy Sheriff John Herbert (Bert) McCabe Pasco County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Clarence G. Snorden Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Ronan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1951 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Otto Thomas Clinton Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, June 26, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff A. H. Gotcher Coahoma County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Walter A. Staley Temple Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Connie Prock California Department of Correc..., CA EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1963 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman James Loiacono Trenton Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Bobby L. James Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Ben Eddie Gerhart Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Larry Cox DeSoto County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Friday, June 26, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Edward C. Taylor Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper William Joseph Trees Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Monday, June 26, 1972 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Special Agent Ronald A. Williams United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Jack R. Coler United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective George Caccavale New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Henry McDevitt New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 26, 1977 Cause of Death: Fall Chief of Police Jimmy Ray Tolson Campton Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James Brian Swart Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Albert Marshal Claggett IV Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Monday, June 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Delbert Junior Roush Sr. Charleston Police Department, WV EOW: Friday, June 26, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Eddie Ray Duncan Charleston Police Department, WV EOW: Friday, June 26, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator George Melvin Brown Sr. Henry County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolwoman Doreen A. Tomlinson Pawtucket Police Department, RI EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit            Chief of Police Benjamin Marshall Holder Phil Campbell Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman Carlos J. Andaluz-Mendez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1984 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Warren Corway Sanders Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James Boyakin Barnett Simpson County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Tuesday, June 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Aaron Gerome Tise Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, June 26, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Police Officer Jose Ramon Bonilla-Gonzalez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Eric Shane Stafford Edmonson County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Wednesday, June 26, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Gilbert Franklin Halma Cheraw Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, June 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Saul Gallegos Chelan County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Thursday, June 26, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Terry William Bennett San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 26, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 58
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 7
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 28
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 3
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 3