Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez
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Inspector

Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez

Illness Veteran
End of Watch August 12, 2020
Age 38
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Location: Oregon Incident Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Inspector Marty Martinez suffered an aortic aneurysm after protecting the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse at 1000 SW 3rd Avenue from protesters in Portland.

Inspector Martinez was a United States Navy and Army National Guard veteran and had served with the United States Department of Homeland Security - Federal Protective Service for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his three children, mother, father, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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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.
Inspector Martinez gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdhsfpsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 2020
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness
Cause Detail Duty related illness

Military Service

Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Inspector Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez 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 - Federal Protective Service, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 100% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Federal Protective Service
2
of 2 officers
100% Illness
DC — Statewide
137
of 1,419 officers
9.7% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Illness: 47.8 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Raulhernan "Marty" Martinez is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285

Incident Location

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