Friday, September 30, 2011

Fort Hood soldier dies of non-combat incident


The Department of Defense today announced the death of a Texas soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq.

According to The Department of Defense, Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30, of Edcouch, died Sept. 18 in Tikrit of “injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.”

Sgt. Altamirano was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood.

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