Commander Charles K. Springle Died in Iraq

DoD Identifies Navy Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.



Commander Charles K. Springle, 52, of Wilmington, N.C., died May 11 from injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Camp Victory, Iraq.



The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

http://icasualties.org/Iraq/index.aspx

Camp Lejeune Navy commander is 1 of 5 killed at a stress clinic in Iraq

Posted: May 12, 2009 04:54 PM EDT

Updated: May 12, 2009 06:56 PM EDT

Reported by Claire Simms - bioemail
Posted by Debra Worley - email

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A national tragedy hits home as the United States Army is trying to understand what drove a solider serving in Iraq to kill five people at a stress clinic in Baghdad Monday.

WECT has learned that 52-year-old Commander and Dr. Charles Springle of Wilmington, who was based out of Camp Lejeune, was one of the vicitms killed in the shooting.

Springle was one of two doctors in the group who died. He was a Navy Commander who was based out of the community counseling center at Camp Lejeune before he was deployed to Iraq in 2008.

"[He was] a terrific individual, engaging, fun to be around," said Bob Goodale with the Citizen-Soldier Support Program. "I missed him when he left and now I'm sick at the prospect of not seeing him again."
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