Two US Soldiers Die In Non-Combat Incidents In Middle East As Region On Edge
While the globe's attention has been focused almost entirely on the near week-long Iran-Israel war, and as the White House could escalate its backing of Israel in the conflict, two US Army soldiers died this week during Middle East deployments.
Two US Army soldiers deployed to Iraq and Kuwait in support of the years-long Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in separate non-combat incidents, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday, but without disclosing specifics.
Illustrative, Iraq US troops. Source: AP
Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez, 26, from Pullman, Michigan, died Tuesday in Erbil, Iraq. And Sgt. 1st Class Emmett Wilfred Goodridge Jr., 40, from Roseville, Minnesota, perished Sunday at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
Pentagon officials have only said both deaths are still under investigation and did not release further details.
Gonzalez was an Apache helicopter mechanic with D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), with a home base of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Per DOD press releases, his military honors include the Army Commendation Medal with a "C" device, the Army Achievement Medal with six oak leaf clusters, ...
Continue Reading »