Colorado Springs Soldier Dies In Non-Combat Incident

Colorado Springs Soldier Dies In Non-Combat Incident
Sgt. Mark A. Cofield, 25, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died July 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
Posted: 10:35 PM Jul 19, 2011
Reporter: Alyssa Chin
Email Address: achin@kktv.com

The Department of Defense has confirmed the death of a local soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Unanswered questions linger for a family who lost their soldier in Iraq. Sergeant Mark Cofield died July 17, 2011 from non-combat related injuries in Baghdad.


According to his family, this was a man who was promoted to Sergeant just 18 months after basic training. Coming from a military background, Sgt. Cofield’s father was in the Air Force for many years and recently re-enlisted into the military, this time into the Army. His brother is also a soldier who served two tours overseas. With almost her entire family a part of the military, his sister Sara Cofield had trouble believing the news of her brother’s death.

"Never thought it'd be (us), (we) always thought (we) were the lucky ones to have all three of them come back. So that was hard," Sara said.

Friends and family are left wondering what happened overseas to Sgt. Cofield, a man they watched grow up.
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Colorado Springs Soldier Dies In Non-Combat Incident