Line of Duty Deaths
More than 200 U.S. marshals, deputy marshals, and special deputy marshals have been slain in the line of duty since Marshal Robert Forsyth was shot dead by an intended recipient of court papers in Augusta, Georgia, on January 11, 1794. He was the first US Government Law Officer killed in the line of duty. The dead are remembered on an Honor Roll permanently displayed at Headquarters.
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Famous quotes containing the words line, duty and/or deaths:
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