End of Watch August 28, 1995
Age 34
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Michael Miller was killed when the helicopter he was in crashed near Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was participating in Operation Deep Thrust to eradicate marijuana crops in the backwoods of Oklahoma. The helicopter struck power lines and crashed, killing the pilot and Investigator Miller. Investigator Miller had served with the United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, four sons, two stepdaughters, his mother, and four siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator Miller gave the United States Department of the Interior 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Miller.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdibiaojsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1995
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Michael is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1995, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Michael was 34. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Michael had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services has 52 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

Across the years

Investigator Michael Grant Miller

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services · End of Watch August 28, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-W

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