Wall of Honor

Narcotics Inspector Bert S. Gregory died on October 25, 1922, from a gunshot wound the day after his weapon accidentally discharged. He was 53 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Known as "Jimmy," Narcotic Agent James Thomas Williams of the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Prohibition Service was shot and fatally wounded on October 16, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. In the struggle with a suspect, Williams' partner, Narcotic Agent George Howard, accidentally discharged his service revolver, striking Agent Williams in the head. This tragic incident is believed to have occurred on Agent Williams' first assignment as a narcotic agent. He was 25 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Federal Narcotics Inspector Louis L. Marks of the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Prohibition Service died of internal injuries from a bus accident near Monroe, Georgia, on October 24, 1924. Inspector Marks was en route to Athens, Georgia, on official business when the accident occurred. He was 45 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Special Agent Hector Jordan, a supervisory special agent with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, died on October 14, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois, from injuries he received in an unprovoked attack by a roving gang of seven assailants. He was 38 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Special Agent Frank Tummillo of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs was killed during an undercover operation in New York City on October 12, 1972. He was 25 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Wallie Howard, Jr., of the Syracuse, New York, Police Department was killed on October 30, 1990, while serving on the Central New York Drug Enforcement Task Force. Howard was shot during an undercover operation when drug traffickers from Brooklyn, New York, attempted to rob him of $42,000 he had for the purchase of two kilograms of cocaine. He was 31 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

After graduating from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement, Special Agent Becky Dwojeski joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a brief time in an administrative position. She fulfilled a lifelong dream to be a federal agent when she joined DEA in March 1981. Read more >

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Don C. Ware died on October 12, 2004, of complications during a surgery that was directly attributed to gunshot wounds he received on June 9, 1975, while working on an undercover operation in Mexico. Read more >

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Forrest N. Leamon was killed on October 26, 2009, when the U.S. military helicopter he was in crashed while returning from a joint counternarcotics mission in western Afghanistan. Special Agent Leamon was a member of DEA’s foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Team Echo, assigned to Afghanistan. He was 37 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Chad L. Michael was killed on October 26, 2009, when the U.S. military helicopter he was in crashed while returning from a joint counternarcotics mission in western Afghanistan. Special Agent Michael was a member of DEA’s foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Team Alpha, assigned to Afghanistan. He was 30 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael E. Weston was killed on October 26, 2009, when the U.S. military helicopter he was in crashed while returning from a joint counternarcotics mission in western Afghanistan. Special Agent Weston was assigned to the Kabul, Afghanistan Country Office. He was 37 years of age at the time of his death. Read more >

On October 4, 2021, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Michael G. Garbo, investigators from DEA’s Phoenix Field Division, and Tucson Police Department officers were conducting interdiction operations on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona. Special Agent Garbo was shot multiple times during the interdiction and succumbed to his wounds. He was a 16-year veteran of DEA. Read more >