Fort Hood soldier dies from gunshot wound on post

Death of a Fort Hood soldier

Fort Hood Public Affairs Office

FORT HOOD, Texas - Fort Hood officials have released the name of a soldier who died Feb. 22 in Temple, Texas, from injuries suffered from a gunshot wound Feb. 20 at Fort Hood.

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher David Atkinson, 33, whose home of record is listed as Lakeside, Mont., joined the military in April 1998 as an infantryman. He arrived at Fort Hood in January 2005. His last assignment here was with 1st Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Hood since September 2009.

Atkinson deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from December 2005 to November 2006 and from June 2008 to May 2009.
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Texas Today: Fort Hood identifies two dead soldiers
Posted On: Thursday, Feb. 23 2012
FORT HOOD — Post officials released the name of two soldiers who died this week.

Spc. Sharod Ahkeim Carroll, 31, of Philadelphia, Pa., died Tuesday in Killeen, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

He entered active-duty service in March 2003 as a cable system installer and arrived at Fort Hood's former 4th Infantry Division in July 2009. His last assignment was with 62nd Expeditionary Support Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, since January.

Carroll deployed to from July 2003 to April 2004; November 2005 to November 2006; November 2007 to February 2009; and April 2011 to August 2011.

Carroll's awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with campaign service star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon and Army Service Ribbon.

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher David Atkinson died Wednesday in Temple from injuries suffered from a gunshot wound Sunday at Fort Hood.
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