A soldier who died Wednesday in Kuwait in a non-combat incident has been identified as a Texas National Guard staff sergeant.
In a statement Friday, the Defense Department named the soldier as Staff Sgt. Timothy Luke Manchester, 34, of Austin, Texas. The initial Army report said Manchester was found unresponsive Wednesday at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
The DoD said his death was not combat-related and is under investigation.
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Manchester was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, at Camp Mabry, Texas. He was in Kuwait supporting Operation Spartan Shield, according to the release.
“We send our heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased,” U.S. Army Central said in a statement Thursday.
Manchester is the second soldier to die in a non-combat incident in Kuwait since the year began. Last week, Army Sgt. Anthony Bermudez, 28, of Dallas, Texas, was killed in a vehicle accident near Camp Buehring; two other soldiers were injured.
That incident is also under investigation.
— Richard Sisk can be reached at [email protected].
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