European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Some of the military polio pm Traci Suft sgt. . Miller designed Lor off duly Wear. Multiple Huches is photos by Brenda Hosier slips go. . Milton How off Small Prtrt of hit collection of police fudges . By Janet Howells Tierney staff writer a i Liisi ii Vii of a police shoulder Palch nie.m1, trouble 1u some people Bill nol to k. C. Miller. The inc r tic Gas lilt1 Heller they limit. I he army Maff sergeant Nulli i led h,2-l i Eye la chink police department patches and More ihanh70 Barigi s Pirrim ill Over the world since if he. Miller ,1 military for a years was it furl Hood Texas when the police patches attracted his attention. I wanted in display patches from the 12 Polke age Mieste supported and assisted Al Tori Hood said Miller stationed in Hanau Germany. While building his Pliny the officers gave me patches Anim Oiler pc Lite Thev in six months Miller s display Kif to i i Ihnn in Pelchus from police and sheriff . Nest i stir tort a mailing Iii i i i � i a simile polite ind Highway i Strols enter Long in on my Home of i Alifornia Miller Siirid. Other states Star Uvrl to into my collect lion ind it t ions ice i lies from Ull 50 Liili a Millet began corresponding with foreign Colfo Tori. I Luril Tilly write to police officers in 12 different countries luckily for me they All have n working Knowle Lije of English maybe nol always perfect bul we can gel it Point across to Eiith to set w11j he wants for his cold Calion Miller has Learned Haw la Swap whatever n available. In 1983-04, his fort Hood null was deployed to Honduras for six months to support the invasion. I traded two res meals to tall for iwo Honduras breast badges Miller live poorly and were Happy for the Chance to get something different when Miller fancied some Munich Germany police patches and stars he traded an army Field jacket or them. In return he added three stors two patches and a riot helmet to his collection. The parts of Miller s Hoard not in frames Are stored in bags and fill eight desk drawers in his Home. He keeps track of All the Memorabilia in his computer Alolifi with he addresses of 100 Collet Luis my postage Bill is murder Miller . I spend s71 per month on correspondent n in tin1 and around 21 Marks on German postage 1 Teh a spent up to $75 for .1 single Patch. He sent ,1 Raul sl4 Tor Ulkes to i he studios producing inc television series i Lill Street blues and Miami both Slu Diot Send Miller their disc incline police badges which he says Are nol the same Quality As the real thing jul Are Good to have. A Little More difficult and expensive to yet was the special badge worn by police in Washington d.c., on inauguration Day every four years. Miller keeps i hat badge under lot k and key because it has a col Lector s value of More than $1,000. It s hard to say How much i invested Miller said of his collection it Muil be in excess ofs20,000. When i move these items i Send them registered mail and insure them Lolohe Hill As collecting Law enforcement patches and Badt $ became More a labor of love of Miller mime Lima kept nagging at him. Collecting just was t enough. I wanted something id show people who we were Miller said. So i designed a West Germany my Patch and produced Doo which Are Selling he also designed an Overall my investigator badge Patch and soon sold All 1,200, All Over the world. Miller s designs Are unofficial patches usually worn by off duty military police. Another Miller designed Patch pictures an my with a Nightstick and pistol in his hands. Wilh the help of another collector. Miller then designed an even More colourful creation. The new Patch pictured a Skull with an my helmet crossed pistols and the motto kick ass and take i got mixed feelings on this one Miller said. I have been ordered nol to sell to some units and other units have bought them Miller s final creation features the my regimental Crest and motto assist i ill to the Patch is being sold at fort Mcclellan ala., where the my school is located and Miller Hopes in Ine future to have worldwide distribution approved. Miller s wife Ann allows him a Corner of their living room to keep his Memorabilia now bul Miller has a dream. When we retire and move into our House t intend to torn the basement into a Blue Light lounge Miller said. He dreams of displaying his entire collection in the lounge and setting it off with a flashing Blue police Light already one of Miller s belongings. 24 Dorr Mottl 19s7
