NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
June 28, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-94
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. SOLDIER DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan - A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Task Force Devil died this morning at approximately 6:15 a.m. at Bagram Air Base. The soldier was medically evacuated to Bagram after the vehicle he was riding in overturned in a ditch in the vicinity of the firebase at Orgun-E, in Paktika province. The soldier was the gunner in a 2 1/2 ton light mobility tactical vehicle. The soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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