Anthony Cozza

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service — Washington, DC

Cardiac Veteran

End of Watch February 24, 1945

Age 51

Tour of Duty 32 yrs

The Vigil Panel 81 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 93

Incident

Special Agent Anthony Cozza suffered a fatal heart attack after lifting excessive weight while assigned to Blaine, Washington. He died on the evening of the funeral of his friend and fellow officer, Agent John Fassett, who died in the line of duty three days earlier. The photograph of Agent Cozza displayed on this memorial was taken at Agent Fassett's funeral. Agent Cozza was a WWI veteran of the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard. He had served with the United States Customs Service for 32 years and was assigned to Company C.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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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.
Special Agent Cozza gave the United States Department of the Treasury 32 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtuscsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 24, 1945

Tour of Duty 32 yrs

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Incident Location WA

Military Service

Anthony Cozza served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Special Agent Anthony Cozza 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 the Treasury - United States Customs Service, 3 of 94 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service

of 94 officers

3.2% Cardiac

DC — Statewide

of 1,419 officers

5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac