End of Watch July 6, 2012
Age 29
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Agent Leopoldo Cavazos succumbed to injuries sustained in an ATV accident while on patrol near Ft. Hancock, Texas.

He was patrolling an area along the border fence, approximately a half mile from the port of entry, when the accident occurred.

Agent Cavazos had served with the United States Border Patrol for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant wife and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Cavazos gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Cavazos.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdhscbpusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 2012
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Leopoldo is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2012, 51 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Leopoldo was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Leopoldo had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol has 63 officers remembered here, Leopoldo among them.

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Where

Border Patrol Agent Leopoldo Cavazos Jr.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch July 6, 2012

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