Prayer Coin

I always love when we get the opportunity to deal with a new police or fire department in creating a custom coin, custom pin, or embroidered patch, it's exciting to help people bring their thoughts to form with a tangible token.  However several times in the past few months I have had to field some pretty sobering phone calls from departments wanting to design a custom coin or lapel pin honoring a fallen officer or firefighter.  I take these requests to heart each time knowing that we have the honor of creating a custom pin or challenge coin that will be cherished by these fallen heroes family and friends.  With these requests coming in I wanted to take a minute to stop and say thank you to all the law enforcement, fire fighters, and EMS crews out there keeping the public safe each and every day.  Our thoughts and prayers are with all these families and departments as they have lost their loved ones and friends recently.

Next time you see an officer or firefighter out, shake their hand, buy them lunch, or just say thanks and let them know you appreciate what they do.

Custom coins are often created to honor those injured or killed in the line of duty. The Jason Fishburn story is an example of how custom military coins or a police challenge coin can mean so much to an individual.

Jason Fishburn was an Indianapolis police officer that was shot during a run in with a murder suspect in July of 2008 while serving a warrant for arrest.  During the chase, Fishburn was wounded twice – once in the chest and once in the head. Fishburn was able to survive the wounds during his time at Wishard Hospital.  All during his recovery he was surrounded by family and fellow officers offering their prayers and support.

As you can imagine, many people were affected by the story of this young and brave police officer. His dad, Dennis Fishburn, spoke often asking for prayer for this son’s recovery. Several other police officers, both on a local and larger scale, were affected by the news as well. Sargeant Jeff Baker, an ILEETA member and a Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) certified police instructor wrote an article for LawOffice.com entitled Jason Fishburn is in All of Us which gives great insight into how many people, including fellow officers, were feeling at the time.

Custom police coins were created by us to remember the courage displayed by Jason Fishburn in the line of duty. His story is one that will continue to live on and be remembered among officers with the custom coin serving as a reminder.