Roll of Honor
Thomas Kent Byrd
Incident
Patrol Agent Thomas Byrd was killed when a motorcycle he was a passenger on was involved in a crash near the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
He and the other agent were traveling between the academy and a local merchant to make a payment for academy shirts when the collision occurred.
Agent Byrd had served with the United States Border Patrol for only three months.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Agent Byrd served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Agent Byrd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Agent Thomas Kent Byrd is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Kent Byrd's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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