Department Of Defense Confirms Overseas Death Of Fort Campbell Soldier

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The Department of Defense announced Tuesday the death of a U.S. soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez, 26, of Pullman, Michigan, died June 17 in Erbil, Iraq, from a non-combat-related incident, according to a release from the department. The incident remains under investigation.

Gonzalez was assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Operation Inherent Resolve is the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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