U.S. Navy · United States 
Anthony Minetto
1997
Anthony S. Minetto Sr. served the U.S. Navy for 2 years. Anthony also served in the U.S. Army. Anthony served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Special Agent Anthony Minetto was shot and killed in Sparks, Nevada, after being involved in a traffic accident in which he accidentally rear-ended the suspect on the Rock Boulevard exit from I-80. The suspect exited his car and shot Agent Minetto in the head, then took Agent Minetto's service weapon and shot him in the head a second time before committing suicide. Special Agent Minetto was a United States Army veteran and had served with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1964 – 1967
U.S. Army
1968 – 1970
U.S. Army
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Investigations
Special Agent
In Our Keeping
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