Roll of Honor
Brandon Wyatt Ard
Incident
Police Officer Brandon Ard died from complications as the result of contracting a communicable disease in a presumed exposure while assigned to Beach Patrol.
Officer Ard was a U.S. Navy veteran and he had served with the Orange Beach Police Department for almost 17 years and had served in law enforcement for almost 25 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Ard gave the Orange Beach Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orange Beach community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Brandon Wyatt Ard served in the Navy (1990â1990) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Brandon Wyatt Ard is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 23 of 643 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Orange Beach Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brandon Wyatt Ard's cause is highlighted.
How Brandon Wyatt Ard Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Brandon Wyatt Ard is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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