For Our Fallen Heroes
A law enforcement officer is killed every 59 hours in the U.S. and over 66,000 law enforcement officers are assaulted each year.
“…As long as I, stand the line Today, let us remember those warriors who stood beside us, Today, let us remember, we carry their swords.”
Please take a moment to read about the heroes who died in the line of duty, and consider helping their families by making a donation.
Wall of Honor
Jody Wayne Cash
Chief Deputy of the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office was born in Princeton, Kentucky. On May 16, 2022, Jody Wayne Cash was fatally shot in front of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky while interviewing a suspect.
Michael Garbo
Drug Enforcement Administration Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Michael Garbo was killed on October 4, 2021.
Stephen C. Arnold
On January 26, 2016, Stephen C. Arnold, a Jefferson Paris Louisiana Sheriff’s Office Detective and Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force Officer, was killed in in the line of duty in New Orleans
Jorge Rene DelRio
Jorge Rene DelRio was born on February 25, 1964 in Mexico City, Mexico and passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.
Brent Hanger
August 6, 2015, Washington State Patrol (WSP) Detective
Terry Watson
August 6, 2015, DEA Special Agent
Michael E. Weston
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Michael E. Weston was killed on October 26, 2009
Forrest N. Leamon
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Forrest N. Leamon was killed on October 26, 2009
Chad L. Michael
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Chad L. Michael was killed on October 26, 2009.
Samuel S. Hicks
On November 19, 2008, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Samuel S. Hicks was tragically shot and killed.
Thomas J. Byrne
On August 28, 2008, while attending the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.
Jay Balchunas
On October 29, 2004, Task Force Officer John “Jay” Balchunas was fatally wounded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He died from his injuries on November 5, 2004.
Don Ware
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Donald C. Ware died on October 12, 2004.
Terrance P. Loftus
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Terrance P. Loftus was killed on May 28, 2004.
Elton Lee Armstead
Telecommunications Specialist, Elton Lee Armstead died in the line of duty on March 18, 2003.
Alice Hall-Walton
Drug Enforcement Administration, (DEA) Diversion Investigator, Alice Faye Hall-Walton was killed in an automobile accident on March 1, 2001.
Royce D. Tramel
On August 28, 2000, Special Agent Royce D. “Doug” Tramel was struck and killed by a vehicle.
Larry Steilen
On September 25, 1998, Lawrence Steilen, a contract instructor pilot with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Aviation Division was killed in a helicopter accident.
Shaun E. Curl
n December 12, 1997, Special Agent Shaun E. Curl was tragically killed in the line of duty while assigned to the Miami Division.
Kenneth G. McCullough
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Kenneth G. McCullough was killed on April 19, 1995.
Carrol J. Fields
Carrol June Fields, a Drug Enforcement Administration Office Assistant, who was known to her friends as “Chip,” was killed on April 19, 1995.
Carrie A. Lenz
DynCorp Legal Technician Carrie A. Lenz and her unborn son, Michael James Lenz III, were killed on April 19, 1995.
Rona L. Chafey
Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office Dispatcher, Rona L. Chafey, working in a Drug Enforcement Administration State and Local Task Force, was killed on April 19, 1995.
Shelly D. Bland
DynCorp Legal Technician Shelly D. Bland, working under contract to the Drug Enforcement Administration, was killed on April 19, 1995.
Frank S. Wallace, Jr.
Frank S. Wallace, Jr. was one of five Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents killed August 27, 1994.
Juan C. Vars
Juan C. Vars was one of five Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents killed August 27, 1994.
Jay W. Seale
Jay W. Seale was one of five Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents killed August 27, 1994.
Frank Fernandez, Jr.
Frank Fernandez, Jr. was one of five Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents killed on August 27, 1994.
Meredith Thompson
Meredith Thompson was one of five Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agents killed August 27, 1994.
Richard E. Fass
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Richard E. Fass was fatally shot on June 30, 1994.
Stephen J. Strehl
Detective Stephen J. Strehl, a St. Louis, Missouri, Police Officer, was killed in a helicopter crash on November 19, 1993.
Becky L. Dwojeski
Special Agent Becky Dwojeski joined the Federal Bureau of Investigations for a brief period of time in an administrative position.
George D. Althouse
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent G. Douglas Althouse was killed on May 28, 1992.
Alan H. Winn
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent/Pilot Alan H. Winn, 37, was killed August 13, 1991.
Eugene T. McCarthy
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent and Pilot Eugene T. McCarthy was killed February 2, 1991.
Wallie Howard, Jr.
Police Investigator Wallie Howard Jr., of the Syracuse, New York Police Department, was killed on October 30, 1990.
Joseph T. Aversa
Criminal Investigator Joseph Aversa of the New York State Police, was shot to death on March 5, 1990.
Rickie C. Finley
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Rickie C. Finley was killed on May 20, 1989.
Everett E. Hatcher
Special Agent Everett E. Hatcher of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Field Division, was shot and killed on February 28, 1989.
Paul S. Seema
Special Agent Paul S. Seema of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Los Angeles Field Division Office, died on February 6, 1988.
George M. Montoya
On February 5, 1988, Special Agent Montoya was one of three undercover agents negotiating with a Taiwanese criminal group.
Terry W. McNett
Detective Terry W. McNett, Sedgwick County, Kansas Sheriff’s Office, was shot and killed on February 2, 1988.
Arthur L. Cash
On August 25, 1987, while assigned to the Sierra Vista office, Special Agent Cash was assisting Special Agent Larry Sproat in transporting three prisoners.
Raymond J. Stastny
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Raymond J. Stastny of the Atlanta Field Division, died on January 26, 1987.
William Ramos
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent William Ramos of the McAllen District Office, was shot and killed on December 31, 1986.
Susan M. Hoefler
Ms. Susan M. Hoefler, an office assistant at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Guadalajara, Mexico Resident Office, died on August 16, 1986.
Kevin L. Brosch
Criminal Investigator Kevin L. Brosch, Jefferson County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Office, was killed on July 24, 1986.
James A. Avant
Deputy Sheriff James A. Avant, Pulaski County, Arkansas, Sheriff’s Office, was killed on July 24, 1986.
Charles M. Bassing
Criminal Investigator Bassing, Arkansas State Police, was killed on July 24, 1986.
Enrique S. Camarena
It is believed that Special Agent Camerena’s death actually occurred on February 9, 1985.
Marcellus Ward
On December 3, 1984, Detective Marcellus Ward, of the Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department, was shot and killed.
Larry N. Carwell
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Larry N. Carwell of the Houston District Office, died on January 9, 1984.
Thomas J. Devine
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Thomas J. Devine, a Group Supervisor at the Newark Field Division, died on September 25, 1982.
Robert C. Lightfoot
Three months after his arrival in Thailand, Special Agent Lightfoot was killed as a result of an accidental discharge of his firearm.
Francis J. Miller
Special Agent Francis J. Miller, a Group Supervisor at the Newark Division, was killed on March 5, 1977
Octavio Gonzalez
Drug Enforcement Administration Country Attache Octavio Gonzalez was shot and killed in the office on December 13, 1976
James T. Lunn
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent James T. Lunn, a pilot, assigned to the Office of Enforcement at DEA Headquarters, died on May 14, 1976.
Ralph N. Shaw
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Ralph N. Shaw, of the Calexico, California District Office, died May 14, 1976.
Larry D. Wallace
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Larry D. Wallace, of the Tokyo District Office, died December 19, 1975.
Anna Y. Mounger
Ms. Anna Y. Mounger, a secretary at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami Regional Office died on August 5, 1974.
Charles H. Mann
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Charles H. Mann died on August 5, 1974.
Martha D. Skeels
Ms. Martha D. Skeels, a supervisory clerk-typist at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami Regional Office, died on August 5, 1974.
Anna J. Pope
Mrs. Anna J. Pope, a fiscal assistant at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami Regional Office, died on August 5, 1974.
Nickolas Fragos
He was killed on August 5, 1974, his first day of work as a DEA Special Agent, when the DEA’s Miami Regional Office Building collapsed.
Mary P. Sullivan
Ms. Mary P. Sullivan, a clerk-typist at the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Miami Regional Office, died on August 5, 1974.
Mary M. Keehan
Ms. Mary M. Keehan, secretary to the Acting Regional Director of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Miami Regional Office died on August 5, 1974.
Leslie S. Grosso
Investigator Leslie S. Grosso of the New York State Police, was shot on May 20, 1974.
Gerald Sawyer
Detective Gerald Sawyer of the Los Angeles, California, Police Department, was killed on November 6, 1973.
Emir Benitez
Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Emir Benitez died August 9, 1973.
Richard Heath, Jr.
Special Agent in Charge Richard Heath, Jr., of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, died on April 1, 1973.
George F. White
Special Agent Pilot George E. White, of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, was killed on March 25, 1973.
Frank Tummillo
Special Agent Frank Tummillo, of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs was killed during an undercover operation in New York City on October 12, 1972.
Gene A. Clifton
Palo Alto, California Police Officer Gene A. Clifton died on November 19, 1971.
Hector Jordan
Special Agent Hector Jordan, a Supervisory Special Agent with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs died on October 14, 1970.
Anker M. Bangs
Special Agent Anker Marius Bangs was killed by an opium addict during an undercover operation on September 24, 1950.
Andrew P. Sanderson
Agent Andrew P. Sanderson, of the U.S. Department Treasury, Bureau of Narcotics in Denver, Colorado, was killed on September 23, 1944.
Spencer Stafford
Narcotic Inspector Spencer Stafford of the Bureau of Narcotics, U.S. Department of Treasury, was shot and killed on February 7, 1935.
John W. Crozier
Agent John W. Crozier died from injuries received in an automobile accident.
James R. Kerrigan
Federal narcotic agent James R. Kerrigan died December 27, 1928, from abdominal injuries sustained on September 28, 1928.
James E. Brown
Narcotic Agent James E. Brown of the Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Department of Treasury, was shot three times and killed near Isleton, California, on June 7, 1928.
Louis L. Marks
Federal Narcotics Inspector Louis L. Marks of the Bureau of Internal Revenue died of internal injuries in a bus accident near Monroe, Georgia, on October 24, 1924
James T. Williams
Known as “Jimmy”, Narcotic Agent James Thomas Williams was shot and fatally wounded on October 16, 1924
Bert S. Gregory
Narcotics Inspector Bert S. Gregory died on October 25, 1922, from an accidental gunshot wound.
Joseph W. Floyd
Joseph W. Floyd was an agent with the U.S. Department of Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue, who was killed in Houston, Texas, on May 17, 1922.
Charles A. Wood
Federal Prohibition Agent Charles A. Wood, U.S. Department of Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Border Department, was killed on March 22, 1921.
Stafford E. Beckett
Stafford E. Beckett, an agent with the U.S. Department of Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Border Department, was killed along with his partner, Agent Charles A. Wood.