Brandon Carroll Peterson served in the U.S. Army for 4 months. Brandon served during the years of the Iraq War, the War in Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.
Heart attack
Trooper Brandon Peterson suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after attempting to stop a vehicle driving the wrong way in the snow on a US-19 in Yancey County.
He followed the vehicle for three miles before he was safely able to stop it. He completed his shift and collapsed shortly after returning home.
Trooper Peterson had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Peterson gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Peterson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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