Lapel Pins, Patches & Coins

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.