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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Laffan’s father, Oakland Fire Department Assistant Chief Sean Laffan, died in the line of duty at the age of 42 in November 2020.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Listen to this article The recent high profile deaths of Connecticut police officers has drawn an outpouring of sympathy and gratitude for police sacrifice and service, but police officers are more likely to die by suicide than be killed in the line of duty, officials say.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
The fruitless day angered scores of military families and advocates who had converged on Richmond to urge lawmakers to restore the program, which provides college tuition waivers for the families of veterans killed or disabled in the line of duty.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The monument recognizes those killed in the line of duty throughout the country.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
Listen to this article The recent high profile deaths of Connecticut police officers has drawn an outpouring of sympathy and gratitude for police sacrifice and service, but police officers are more likely to die by suicide than be killed in the line of duty, officials say.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
The fruitless day angered scores of military families and advocates who had converged on Richmond to urge lawmakers to restore the program, which provides college tuition waivers for the families of veterans killed or disabled in the line of duty.
—Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
The monument recognizes those killed in the line of duty throughout the country.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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