ROYAL FALKLAND ISLANDS POLICE HAT BADGE ADDED TO "BADGES OF THE CROWN"

By: Dennis Beyer

In February of this year  (2023) I visited the Falkland Islands and subsequently posted a story about that visit. I have since communicated with RFIP Chief Barry Thacker,  regarding my visit, as well as related Blog Post and Facebook Comments.

This past month (July 28) I received an "Air Mail" letter post marked June 19, 2023. It took a while to get here, but when it arrived it brought a large smile to my old face. 

Inside the envelope was a fine Memento of the Falkland Islands Police. It is pictured dead center top of this article. I trust everyone can get a good view of it, especially the words "Desire The Right" (located just inside the inner circle on Badge).

The phrase "Desire the Right" is the motto of the Falkland Islands. Its' roots trace, in part, to the name of the ship, the Desire, Captained by the English Explorer Capt. John Davis. 

Davis is credited with discovering the islands in 1592. The rest of the phrase has its roots in the Right political party which took the name Desire Right Party (DRP). With Evolution these words became the recognized motto of the Falkland Islands 

The featured Hat Badge has been placed in an oak display case with a glass front. It will be centered between its' cousins from other UK locations. Take a look at the "Badges of The Crown" display pictured below:

The following pictures are individual photos of the other six UK Badges that I have collected over the years. Check them out:

The above badges are a little larger than the one from Falkland Islands Police,  but they all wear the same Crown. In my display,  Size, as I have learned over the years,  is not as important as Location. That is why this wonderful Badge from my friends in the Falkland Islands stands at Center of this display. I offer my most sincere thanks to the RFIP along with the promise to view it every day. You have made another Great Memory for me. I treasure it.

911 REMEMBERED

 By: Dennis Beyer

Twenty-two years ago The Twin Towers stood in lower Manhattan. I used to see them daily on my way to work looking across the New Jersey landscape towards the Big Apple. The Towers were a Landmark for me before I retired. 

Twenty-two years ago The Towers stood until roughly 9:00 AM. One hour later they were down and just a memory. 

I won forget. I watched in horror as a second plane crashed into the second Tower. I listened to reports about a Plane crashing into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. I heard the reports about passengers on a fourth Plane stormed the cockpit and gave their lives to prevent another tragedy.

Each year I remember, but I have the Badge and Picture, at the top of this post, that reminds me daily of the acts of terrorism that struck America on September 11, 2001. 

A friend, at my request, did the drawing pictured above. It shows the Twin Blue Beams rising into the Sky marking the location of the Towers in NYC. Another friend got the Badge for me appropriately numbered 911.  The Badge lays on a blue ribbon in recognition of those who gave their lives on this tragic day.