Roll of Honor
Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis
Incident
Location: Overseas Weapon: Rifle Offender: Not available
Airman First Class Leebernard Chavis was shot and killed by a sniper in Al-Wahdah, Baghdad, Iraq, while providing escort security and training to local police officers.
A1C Chavis was assigned to the 824th Security Forces Squadron. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, three brothers, two sisters, and grandparents.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Airman First Class Chavis gave the United States Air Force Security Forces 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis served in the Air Force (2004â2006) before joining law enforcement.
Airman First Class Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Air Force Security Forces, 13 of 41 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 31.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis's cause is highlighted.
How Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leebernard Emmanuel Chavis was killed by rifle.
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