Patrol Agent Thomas Kent Byrd

Patrol Agent Thomas Kent Byrd | United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
Patrol Agent Thomas Kent Byrd

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

End of Watch Monday, November 21, 1983

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Thomas Kent Byrd

Patrol Agent Thomas Byrd was killed when a motorcycle he was a passenger on was involved in a crash near the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.

He and the other agent were traveling between the academy and a local merchant to make a payment for academy shirts when the collision occurred.

Agent Byrd had served with the United States Border Patrol for only three months.

Bio

  • Age 29
  • Tour 3 months
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Motorcycle crash
  • Location Georgia
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To my brother- you were the standard, as a police officer, as an agent, as a brother, as a friend.

If I had known this website existed, I would have been honoring you every year. I always felt known and seen by you and that’s the effect you had on everyone.

Love and miss you- always will

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September 12, 2025

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