First Lieutenant Cody Holte enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2010 as a Military Engineer after graduating from High School. He attended Minnesota State University Moorhead and, in 2015, received a degree in Criminal Justice with minors in Sociology and Military Science. While in college, Holte was an active member of Army ROTC for three years and commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Holte served in the North Dakota Army National Guard as a first lieutenant. His units were based in Jamestown, ND, with the 817th Combat Engineers, and Lisbon, ND, with the 815th Construction Engineers. Holte was also a part of the North Dakota rappel team.

In 2017, he began his career in the Grand Forks Police Department, assigned to the Uniform Patrol Bureau. Officer Holte was also a member of the Grand Forks Police Department's Honor Guard and a member of the Northeast Regional Water Rescue Team.

Holte was killed in the line of duty in 2020 while performing his other servant duties as a police officer. He was shot and killed after responding to assist deputies from the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office who were fired upon as they served an eviction notice at an apartment. After his death, Holte was awarded the Woody Keeble Award, which honors North Dakota National Guard Soldiers who display courage and determination to protect life, limb, or property. He was also awarded the North Dakota American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year posthumously by the North Dakota American Legion.

1LT Cody Holte was inducted into the Hall of Valor in 2021.