in the line of duty
idiom
: while doing one's job
a soldier/policeman/fireman who was killed in the line of duty
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Officer Briese was the son of Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dave Briese, who also died in the line of duty.
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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
The two prison guards who died in the attack last month, at a highway tollbooth about 85 miles northwest of Paris, were the first to be killed in the line of duty in 32 years.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Briese, 23, was the son of a former sheriff's deputy in Montana who also died in the line of duty.
—CBS News, 2 June 2024
Police officer dies after being 'ambushed' while responding to Minneapolis shooting call: Officials
Braise's father was also an officer who died in the line of duty in a car crash in 2006, according to ABC affiliate KNXV.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 1 June 2024
The Colorado Air National Guard will fly a formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons over community Memorial Day celebrations across the state this holiday weekend to pay tribute to military personnel who died in the line of duty.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
In North Carolina, the number of officers killed in the line of duty has climbed since 2014.
—Ames Alexander and, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
As funeral preparations continue for a former Overland Park police officer who was killed in the line of duty in North Carolina, his son shared a touching tribute Thursday.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May and was created to honor military members who lost their lives in the line of duty.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
The two prison guards who died in the attack last month, at a highway tollbooth about 85 miles northwest of Paris, were the first to be killed in the line of duty in 32 years.
—Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 5 June 2024
Briese, 23, was the son of a former sheriff's deputy in Montana who also died in the line of duty.
—CBS News, 2 June 2024
Police officer dies after being 'ambushed' while responding to Minneapolis shooting call: Officials
Braise's father was also an officer who died in the line of duty in a car crash in 2006, according to ABC affiliate KNXV.
—Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 1 June 2024
The Colorado Air National Guard will fly a formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons over community Memorial Day celebrations across the state this holiday weekend to pay tribute to military personnel who died in the line of duty.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
In North Carolina, the number of officers killed in the line of duty has climbed since 2014.
—Ames Alexander and, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
As funeral preparations continue for a former Overland Park police officer who was killed in the line of duty in North Carolina, his son shared a touching tribute Thursday.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May and was created to honor military members who lost their lives in the line of duty.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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