Roll of Honor
Sean M. McDonough
Incident
Border Patrol Agent Sean McDonough suffered a medical emergency while performing marine unit water training in Alexandra Bay, NY.
Agent McDonough was a United States Army and National Guard veteran and served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol for over 19 years.
Survivors
Agent McDonough was a United States Army and National Guard veteran and served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol for over 19 years. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, parents, two sisters, grandmother, two nieces, and a nephew.
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- May 7, 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.
Border Patrol Agent McDonough gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 19 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Sean M. McDonough served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Border Patrol Agent Sean M. McDonough 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 DC, 137 of 1,419 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, 21 of 63 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean M. McDonough's cause is highlighted.
How Sean M. McDonough Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Sean M. McDonough is highlighted in May.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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