Fort Lewis staff sergeant dies in Iraq
FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) - The Defense Department says 29-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador of Albany, N.Y., has died in Kirkush, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat-related incident. No details were provided.
Tirador was assigned to the 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Fort Lewis.
She died Wednesday.
Fort Lewis says the brigade deployed to Iraq in August. This was Tirador's third deployment.
Tirador was assigned to the 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Fort Lewis.
She died Wednesday.
Fort Lewis says the brigade deployed to Iraq in August. This was Tirador's third deployment.