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Tatiana Khaghani-Dees
Incident
Staff Sergeant Tatiana Khaghani-Dees drowned when she lost her footing while investigating a suspicious person at a pier in Dammam, Saudia Arabia, at 11:30 pm.
Staff Sergeant Khaghani-Dees and her partner were on patrol when they noticed a photographer taking photos of military cargo from a crane. As both officers were waiting for local police to complete the arrest of the photographer, Staff Sergeant Khaghani-Dees lost her footing while avoiding military cargo. She fell backward off the pier and into the Arabian Gulf, wearing 50 pounds of battle gear. Staff Sergeant Khaghani-Dees was pulled from the water, where life-saving measures were given.
Staff Sergeant Khaghani-Dees served with the United States Army Military Police Corps for ten years and was assigned to the 92nd Military Police Company.
Survivors
She was survived by her son, daughter, father, and two brothers.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Staff Sergeant Khaghani-Dees gave the United States Army Military Police Corps 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Tatiana Khaghani-Dees served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Army Military Police Corps has lost 65 officers; 39 of them lost to accidents.
Tatiana is one of 242 officers lost to accidents in MO, 29.2% of the 829 remembered there.
Tatiana is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Tatiana is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1991, 1 officer at United States Army Military Police Corps was lost to accidents, the 7th heaviest of 31 years on record. The heaviest was 1943, with 3.
In 1991, 3 officers in MO were lost to accidents, the 17th heaviest of 112 years on record. The heaviest was 1923, with 8.
In 1991, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1991, 62 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Tatiana was 34. Of the 39 lost to accidents at United States Army Military Police Corps whose age is recorded, half were between 20 and 24; the middle age was 22. Tatiana had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 1 years.
Tatiana was 34. Of the 226 lost to accidents in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 42; the middle age was 33. Tatiana had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Tatiana was 34. 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. Tatiana had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Tatiana was 34. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Tatiana had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 12.8% of these deaths at United States Army Military Police Corps; August holds the most, 23.1%. Mondays: 20.5%.
January holds 8.3% of these deaths in MO; August holds the most, 12.8%. Mondays: 15.7%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 60% of all 65 deaths at United States Army Military Police Corps, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 829 deaths in MO, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
United States Army Military Police Corps has 65 officers remembered here, Tatiana among them.
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John Patrick Boyle Sep 14, 1918
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Charles J. Miller Sep 30, 1918
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Caldwell Oakes Jan 3, 1923
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George Ray Ratliff
Nov 14, 1936
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Odus E. Beeler
Oct 7, 1939
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Elwyn L. Hargrave
Aug 6, 1941
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Harvey Earl Smith
Mar 4, 1942
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Manie Welford Strouth
Apr 2, 1942
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August John Essman
Nov 29, 1942
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Jack White
Dec 2, 1942
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Bernard Paul Schindler
Mar 10, 1943
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Romie Ethridge Lindsey
Jun 9, 1943
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Thomas Laurence Henry Jul 20, 1943
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James T. Wright
Aug 25, 1943
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Laurier Emile Fournier
Oct 11, 1943
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Milton H. Rehe
Oct 19, 1943
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Paul John Wolfe Feb 19, 1944
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Kenneth Lewis Jacobs
Jul 8, 1944
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Paul Philip Musick
Jul 2, 1945
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Ellsworth M. Cummings, Jr.
Oct 1, 1945
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Bennie Back
Nov 10, 1945
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Joseph Ephraim Strickler
Dec 25, 1945
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Perry Jackson Clements
Apr 14, 1946
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Orville C. DePew Aug 5, 1946
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Louis Edward Stiger Jul 9, 1947
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Elmer H. McGrew
Apr 18, 1948
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Frederick I. Ayoob Jan 31, 1949
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David Leroy Dexter Feb 4, 1951
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Richard L. Straits Feb 19, 1951
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Bernard Geller
Jul 28, 1953
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Andy Chacon Leon
Aug 19, 1953
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Milton R. Tucker
Aug 16, 1955
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Edward Donald Molina Nov 13, 1955
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Jack Edward Martin Jan 28, 1960
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Leon Terry
Jun 13, 1962
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Robert J. McKenna
Feb 22, 1966
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Gerald Morton Binder Aug 25, 1966
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Larry Gene Leming
Mar 21, 1968
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James Herbert Workman
Jun 30, 1969
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Eugene Thomas Cox
Jun 30, 1969
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Alfred Eugene Campagne
Jul 6, 1969
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James J. Hemza, Jr. May 13, 1970
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Kenneth Wayne McCord
Nov 22, 1970
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Dexter Carleton Krulis
Apr 22, 1971
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Jerry Eugene Tew
Oct 29, 1971
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James Presley Boyd, Jr.
Oct 31, 1973
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Willie Earl Sneed
Nov 22, 1973
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Gregory Lee Mathews
Jan 23, 1974
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Joel Leon Dansby
Nov 8, 1974
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William Verl Rowe Aug 22, 1975
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Frederick Dale Greene
Dec 6, 1975
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Bruce Shepherd Bardliving
Aug 10, 1976
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Robert Bruce Lambert
Oct 16, 1976
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Dale Allen Wenburg
Jun 19, 1977
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Marvin Robert Owen
Aug 19, 1978
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Larry Dean Maxey Aug 28, 1979
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Anthony Joseph Atwell
Oct 6, 1981
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Kimberly Ann Storm
Jun 3, 1986
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Randall J. Harris
Jun 13, 1987
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Tatiana Khaghani-Dees
Jan 7, 1991
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Tekoa Lurray Brown
May 10, 1999
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Jeanne M. Balcombe
Aug 21, 1999
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Brian Thomas Gleason
Aug 9, 2000
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James Thomas Sakofsky
Jun 1, 2001
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James Dennis McNaughton
Aug 2, 2005
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