Wednesday, July 15, 2009

DOD:Non-comat death in Iraq


07/14/09 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Chief Warrant Officer Rodney A. Jarvis, 34, of Akron, Ohio, died July 13 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 46th Engineer Battalion, 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

Area soldier stricken by heart attack
By Jim Carney
Beacon Journal staff writer

POSTED: 07:34 p.m. EDT, Jul 15, 2009

A heart attack Monday claimed the life of Akron native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rodney A. Jarvis who was on his third tour in Iraq, his family said.

''He is a casualty of war,'' his sister, Robin Bacola of Munroe Falls said Wednesday. ''He gave his life just as if he were hit by a bullet.''

Jarvis was scheduled to come home to his wife and two daughters in Louisiana in September.
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