Fort Drum soldier dies
By: WROC-TV
Updated: September 23, 2007
The Army is investigating the death of a soldier from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum.
24-year-old Army Specialist John Young of Savannah, Georgia was killed in a non-combat related incident at Camp Striker Iraq on Friday. But authorities are not saying how Young died. Young enlisted in the Army in June 2005 and is a decorated soldier, receiving the Army Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
The Army says the incident is under investigation.
24-year-old Army Specialist John Young of Savannah, Georgia was killed in a non-combat related incident at Camp Striker Iraq on Friday. But authorities are not saying how Young died. Young enlisted in the Army in June 2005 and is a decorated soldier, receiving the Army Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
The Army says the incident is under investigation.
