Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agents Michael Weston, Chad Michael, and Forrest Leamon were killed in a helicopter accident in Afghanistan.
The agents were returning from a counter-narcotics operation when the military helicopter they were riding in crashed. Seven military service members were also killed.
Special Agent Weston was a major in the Marine Corps Reserve. He served in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in a variety of capacities, including Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer, Platoon Commander, and, most recently, Operations Officer 4th Combat Engineer Battalion. He was stationed at Camp Pendleton, and was deployed to Iraq, Norway, and the Panama Canal.
Special Agent Weston, a member of the Kabul Country Office, was a member of the Richmond District Office for the majority of his six year career with DEA until volunteering to join the Kabul Country Office in August 2009.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, his parents, and his brother.
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Tributes
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.
Special Agent Weston gave the United States Department of Justice 6 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
Michael E. Weston served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent Michael E. Weston is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, 20 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael E. Weston's cause is highlighted.
How Michael E. Weston Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael E. Weston is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Military Service
Michael E. Weston served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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