United States Border Patrol Agent, Freddie Vasquez, 43, died May 8, 2021 after a months long hospitalization in what U.S. Customs and Border Protection determined was a death in the line of duty after he contracted the virus while working.

End of Watch: May 8, 2021

Details: 
Agent Vasquez entered on duty on June 16, 2002, as part of the 515th Session of the Border Patrol Academy. The circumstances of his passing were reviewed by an executive panel and the CBP Commissioner who determined that this death occurred in the line of duty.  At the time of his passing, he was assigned to the El Paso Station, El Paso Sector, Texas.  His line-of-duty death occurred on May 8, 2021.

He is survived by his wife: Inez; sons: Alexander, Christopher, and Abram; daughter: Samantha; parents: Jose and Maria Vasquez; and brothers: Jose and Frank Vasquez.

We will never forget. Honor first.