The famil of Agent David Maland, 44, said his career spanned nine years in the military and 15 in the federal government.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said.

David "Chris" Maland, 44, was fatally shot in the line of duty on Tuesday in Coventry, Vermont, according to the Vermont State Police. Maland was an agent with the U.S. Border Patrol Swanton Sector and was conducting a traffic stop at the time.

David "Chris" Maland was a U.S. Border Patrol agent and a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to his family

COVENTRY, Vt. (TNND) — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed during a traffic stop in northern Vermont Monday was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force who worked security at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, according to his family and officials.

He had a tremendous respect and pride for the work he did; he truly embodied service over self,” his family said.

The famil of Agent David Maland, 44, said his career spanned nine years in the military and 15 in the federal government.