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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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.
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Nationally, the week was marked with a candlelit vigil in Washington D.C. on Monday, honoring 282 officers killed in the line of duty, including 118 who died in 2023.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The ceremony, held at the Harford County Government Offices in Bel Air, honored those men and women who have died or were disabled in the line of duty.
—The Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
In 2023 alone, there were 378 officers shot in the line of duty, according to a report from the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 May 2024
Death of a first responder who dies while serving in the line of duty.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2024
As of Wednesday, a total of 136 officers have been shot in the line of duty in 2024, 20 of whom were killed, according to the National Fraternal Order of Police.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
An annual memorial service Thursday morning honored 120 Kansas City Police Department officers who died in the line of duty, dating back to 1881.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Braun proposed a bill in 2020 to reform qualified immunity, which protects police officers from most lawsuits stemming from work performed in the line of duty.
—Isabella Volmert, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Nationally, the week was marked with a candlelit vigil in Washington D.C. on Monday, honoring 282 officers killed in the line of duty, including 118 who died in 2023.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The ceremony, held at the Harford County Government Offices in Bel Air, honored those men and women who have died or were disabled in the line of duty.
—The Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
In 2023 alone, there were 378 officers shot in the line of duty, according to a report from the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 May 2024
Death of a first responder who dies while serving in the line of duty.
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 May 2024
As of Wednesday, a total of 136 officers have been shot in the line of duty in 2024, 20 of whom were killed, according to the National Fraternal Order of Police.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
An annual memorial service Thursday morning honored 120 Kansas City Police Department officers who died in the line of duty, dating back to 1881.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
Braun proposed a bill in 2020 to reform qualified immunity, which protects police officers from most lawsuits stemming from work performed in the line of duty.
—Isabella Volmert, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
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