Andover soldier dies in Iraq, military cites non-combat incident

Andover soldier dies in Iraq, military cites non-combat incident
December 24, 2007
CONCORD, N.H.—A 19-year-old soldier from Andover has died in Iraq of non-combat related injuries, the Department of Defense said.

Pfc. Juctin McDaniel died Dec. 17 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat incident in Taji, Iraq, the Pentagon announced in a news release last week. It said the incident was under investigation.
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Again, we cannot assume this death is connected to PTSD or to suicide. We may never know what happened but the problem is, the family may never really know either.

Another non-combat death in Iraq

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20071217-05
December 17, 2007

MNC-I Soldier dies from non-combat related injury
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

LSA ANACONDA, Iraq – A U.S. Soldier died as a result of a non-combat related injury in the vicinity of Camp Taji, Iraq, today.

The Soldier was taken to a nearby Coalition Forces medical facility for emergency life-support treatment and was subsequently pronounced dead by the attending medical official there.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

The incident is under investigation.
http://icasualties.org/oif/

UPDATE
12/18/07 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. Juctin R. P. McDaniel, 19, of Andover, N. H., died Dec. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Taji, Iraq. He was assigned to the 524th Combat Service Support Battalion, 45th Sustainment Brigade...