3/21 was the worst day in history for the Oakland Police Department, as four officers gave their lives in service to the Law. Please take a moment to pray for the families of Sgt. Daniel Sakai, Sgt. Mark Dunakin, Sgt. Ervin Romans, and Officer John Hege. These men are heroes.
I have struggled for days to find some way to honor them in words. Nothing is adequate. The truth is that a law enforcement officer dies every 57 hours in America, according to Chuck Canterbury, president of the national Fraternal Order of Police. Imagine - every day people you don't even know risk their lives to protect you. Personally I am ashamed when I consider my thoughts at a "routine traffic stop." Now we have a tragic insight into what is going through their minds.
The best I can say for these men is that they did their duty: they died doing what they had solemnly sworn to do. In this crass age of moral relativism and selfishness, these men showed us the meaning of Honor.
Jesus himself, in John 15:13 said "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends." (NASU)
Most of us never had the chance to call these men friend: but they proved their love for us beyond all doubt. We will miss you. May God bless your families in this incredibly difficult time. We will uphold them in prayer, and remember your sacrifice.
Per ardua ad alta
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Here is a great story about one of the officers, who gave even more in death:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/25/MNSR16N0JT.DTL&type=health
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