In Love And Loyalty They Served
They died in the line of duty
The Opera House,
Lit up blue in their honour,
Brave Souls lost this week.
Two brave young police officers lost their lives here in Queensland this week. Our loyal officers in blue were ambushed and killed while investigating a missing person report.
Our iconic Sydney Opera House lit up its sails, in a stunning blue spectacle, to honour the two Queensland Constables, Matthew Arnold (26) and Rachel McCrow (29), who were shot and killed in the line of duty.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (4)
This is just so sad. They were so young. May Matthew and Rachel rest in peace 🥺❤️
Tragic, yet a lovely tribute!!!
I love the imagery of the blue opera house!
Beautiful tribute