Another training death at Fort Polk

| May 12, 2016

The Army announced that a soldier was killed during a live-fire training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana on Tuesday, according to Military.com.

The Army is not releasing many details until the soldier’s family has been notified, unit spokesman Master Sgt. Kevin Doheny said in a May 11 press release.

Soldiers and emergency services personnel responded to the incident and transported the soldier to Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital on Fort Polk, where he was later pronounced dead, according to the release.

It wasn’t clear if the soldier was shot during the live-fire exercise

The soldier was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division.

Category: Army News

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Graybeard

God rest you, soldier.

Hondo

Indeed. May God also comfort his surviving family and friends.

Graybeard

Amen.

MustangCryppie

RIP.

Ex-PH2

Sad event. RIP, soldier.

Veritas Omnia Vincit

Proving once again (as Jonn has said so many times) this can be a dangerous business both in the execution of ones duty and during the training and preparation for that duty.

May his family find some comfort at this difficult time.

ex-OS2

Rest in peace, Brother.

Green Thumb

Sad.

Rest well.

Pinto Nag

Rest in peace, young soldier.

Skippy

Rest Well

IDC SARC

RIP

Silentium Est Aureum

RIP, soldier.

OC

So young, so much promise.
May God comfort this soldier’s family and friends.