Skydiving and swimming claim lives of two soldiers

Purple Heart recipient drowns in S.C. lake
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 12:39:27 EDT

ANDERSON, S.C. — A National Guard soldier who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan has drowned in a lake along the Georgia-South Carolina border.

Multiple media outlets report that 28-year-old Brad Daniel Seawright’s body was recovered Sunday morning by divers searching Lake Russell.
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Purple Heart recipient drowns in S.C. lake

Soldier killed in Va. skydiving incident

The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 9:38:28 EDT

WEST POINT, Va. — State police have identified the body of a man killed in a skydiving accident Saturday.

Command Sgt. Major Harry Parrish, 53, of Fort Meade, Md., was found Sunday morning near Middle Peninsula Regional Airport, not far from the town of West Point, about 40 miles east of Richmond.
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Soldier killed in Va. skydiving incident