Roll of Honor
Raymond Kuuchi
Incident
Corporal Raymond Kuuchi suffered a fatal heart attack while at the VA Law Enforcement Training Center at Circle Drive in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
After participating in Ground Defense and Recovery/Jujitsu training around 11:00 a.m., Corporal Kuuchi collapsed. Despite life-saving measures, Corporal Kuuchi was unable to be resuscitated.
Corporal Kuuchi had served with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services for almost four years and was serving in New Jersey. He had previously served with the Sea Gate Police Department (New York) for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Kuuchi gave the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Kuuchi.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Raymond Kuuchi is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police Services, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Kuuchi's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Kuuchi Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Kuuchi is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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