Fort Hood soldier passed away from terminal illness

Death of a Fort Hood soldier
Fort Hood Public Affairs Office
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dallas Keas

FORT HOOD, Texas - Fort Hood officials have released the name of a soldier who died from a terminal illness in Temple, Texas July 7.

Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dallas Keas, 44, whose home of record is listed as Bixby, Okla., entered active duty service in July 2007 as an air defense enhanced early warning operator. He was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, Warrior Transition Brigade, Fort Hood, since November 2012.

Keas deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from March 2009 to February 2010.
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