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Navy PO1 Cherie Morton Died of a Non Combat Death while Stationed with Naval Security Forces in Bahrain (2008)

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PO1 Cherie Morton, US Navy

Navy Petty Officer First Class Cherie Morton, 40, died of a non combat death on April 20, 2008 in Galali, Muharraq, Bahrain. PO1 Morton was a military policeman supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on behalf of the Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain. At the time of the Department of Defense press release, the incident was under investigation. According to media outlets, PO1 died unexpectedly and the cause of death may be due to an unknown medical cause.

The Stars and Stripes said Morton lived off base and was found in her home. According to the Navy Times, in October 2007, two female sailors were shot and killed on the U.S. naval base in Bahrain. They also said 3,600 personnel work on the American base. While terrorism has been ruled out, according to the Stars and Stripes, the cause of death is under investigation. ~23 ABC

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CBS News: Veteran Suicides An Epidemic (March 20, 2008)

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CBS News first reported on the staggering number of veteran suicides in a report last year. Now, newly-released data shows that vets who get help from the VA are still at risk. Armen Keteyian reports. -CBS News (March 20, 2008)

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Fort Hood Army Spc. Keisha Morgan Died of Non-Combat Related Cause in Baghdad, Iraq; CID Ruled Suicide But Family Suspects Rape & Murder (February 22, 2008)

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Keisha Morgan
Spc. Keisha Morgan, U.S. Army

Army Spc. Keisha M. Morgan, 25, died of a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq on February 22, 2008. Spc. Morgan was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on behalf of the Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood in Texas. Army investigators ruled her death a suicide by overdose of her military-dispensed prescription anti-depressants. The family suspects Keisha may have been raped and murdered.

“But Keisha had confided in her mother about a night when she was certain a fellow soldier had slipped something in her drink at a local bar. When she awoke the following morning–failing to remember how she left the bar and returned to barracks–the soldier was in her room. This same man was on base at the time of Keisha’s death, says her mother, recalling her daughter’s concern about this. A week later, a roommate found Keisha lying on the floor and couldn’t tell if she was sleeping. Keisha erupted in seizures and the roommate ran for help. Medics could not stabilize her and she passed away.” ~WomensENews (December 17, 2010)

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Fort Campbell Army Sgt. Tracy Birkman Died of Non-Combat Related Injuries in Owesat, Iraq (January 25, 2008)

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Sgt. Tracy Birkman, U.S. Army

Army Sgt. Tracy Birkman, 41, died from non combat related injuries in Owesat, Iraq on January 25, 2008. Sgt. Birkman was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on behalf of the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. At the time of the Department of Defense press release, the incident was under investigation which is typical of non combat death. But the official cause of death is unknown.

Birkman’s father, Jerald Griffith, a Vietnam War veteran, said he was angry with military officials for releasing information about his daughter’s death and with the news media for its portrayal of soldiers such as himself. “I didn’t want it released. I am so [furious] about all this I can just scream,” said Griffith, also of New Castle. “I hate the media with just an unmitigated passion. You . . . lied about me when I was in Vietnam.” He said his daughter was on her third deployment.” She’s over there in a war we shouldn’t even be involved in, on her third tour,” Griffith said. –The Washington Post (January 29, 2008)

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Eye to Eye with Katie Couric on CBS News: Veterans and Suicide (November 13, 2007)

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Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense tells Armen Keteyian that the No. 1 problem facing vets of Afghanistan and Iraq will be mental health. -CBS News (November 13, 2007)

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Fort Hood Army Spc. Christine Ndururi Died of Non Combat Related Illness at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait (November 6, 2007)

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Spc. Christine Ndururi, U.S. Army

Army Spc. Christine Ndururi, 21, died from a non combat related illness at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on November 6, 2007. Spc. Ndururi was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom on behalf of the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Hood, Texas. At the time of the press release, the Department of Defense announced that Christine’s death was under investigation.

“She has not been sick,” Ndururi’s father, Wilson Wachira, 45, said yesterday at the family’s home.  “I’m waiting for them to tell me what happened. She was not ill, unless she was ill after 9 o’clock when she talked to her mother. Before she was deployed there, she had to have a medical checkup.” ~Eagle Tribune

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Marine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, Santee; collapses, dies in Iraq

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Marine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, Santee; collapses, dies in Iraq

Marine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, of Santee, Calif., collapsed and died Oct. 19 after working out in Baghdad, where he had been stationed for nearly three months. Autopsy results were pending. He was assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force in Norfolk, Va.

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Marine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, Santee; collapses, dies in Iraq

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Erik GaroutteMarine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, Santee; collapses, dies in Iraq

Marine Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, of Santee, Calif., collapsed and died Oct. 19 after working out in Baghdad, where he had been stationed for nearly three months. Autopsy results were pending.

He was assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force in Norfolk, Va.

Read more: http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/28/local/me-garoutte28

US Navy Sailor Anamarie Camacho Shot and Killed in Bahrain by Clarence Jackson (2007)

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Honoring MASN Anamarie Camacho @USNavy (2007)

MASN Anamarie Camacho, 20, US Navy, was murdered by a fellow sailor Clarence Jackson on October 22, 2007 in Bahrain. Her death was ruled a homicide and she was one of two killed during the incident. Navy sailor Genesia Gresham, who was said to be in a casual relationship with Jackson, was also killed. After Jackson shot and killed the two female sailors, he then shot himself in the head but lived. Jackson did not face charges because it was determined by a medical board that he was unfit for duty.

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US Navy Sailor Genesia Gresham Shot and Killed in Bahrain by Clarence Jackson (2007)

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Honoring MASN Genesia Gresham @USNavy (2007)
MASN Genesia Gresham, US Navy

MASN Genesia Gresham, 19, US Navy, was murdered on October 22, 2007 in Bahrain. Her death was ruled a homicide by fellow sailor Clarence Jackson. Gresham was said to be in a casual relationship with Jackson. Jackson shot and killed both Genesia and Anamarie Camacho then attempted to shoot himself in the head but lived. Clarence Jackson did not face charges because it was determined by a medical board that he was unfit for duty.

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