Roll of Honor
Duane R. Christian
Incident
Special Agent Duane Christian was killed in an aircraft accident in Dubrovnik, Croatia. He was accompanying the Secretary of Commerce on a trip to Bosnia and the surrounding region when the military aircraft they were flying in crashed while approaching the airport to land. Everybody onboard the plane was killed. Special Agent Christian had served with the Department of Commerce for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Christian gave the United States Department of Commerce 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Christian.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Duane R. Christian is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Duane R. Christian's cause is highlighted.
How Duane R. Christian Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Duane R. Christian is highlighted in Apr.