Fort Hood Soldier Dies During 4th Deployment To Iraq

Fort Hood Soldier Dies During 4th Deployment To Iraq
A 30-year-old Fort Hood soldier from Texas has died during his fourth deployment to Iraq, the military said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (September 21, 2011)—Fort Hood Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30, of Edcouch died Sunday of injuries he received in what the military described Wednesday as a non-combat-related incident.

Further details weren’t released.

Altamirano was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division’s 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

He joined the Army in January 2001 and had deployed to Iraq from January 2004 through February 2005, October 2006 through January 2008, January 2009 through December 2009 and most recently in May.
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