Right now our thoughts and prayers are with the family of a fallen United States serviceman, a true American hero.
No, Spc. Brandon Ricardo Diaz did not lose his life on deployment, rather he died on our own base, here at home, in Alaska.
Anytime a young man or woman dies on base MANY questions are raised, unfortunately, infrequently are those questions ever answered. Even more tragically, frequently the rational given for on base deaths the truth.
Too often these deaths fall off the news cycle and are then swept under the rug.
Fox News is reporting:
‘A soldier with U.S. Army Alaska was found dead where he lived on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Anchorage, Alaska.
A U.S. Army release announced that Spc. Brandon Ricardo Diaz, 20, was discovered Friday morning, according to local NBC affiliate KTUU.
The Army Criminal Investigation Division is still looking into his cause of death.
After joining the Army in June 2019, Diaz was stationed in Alaska in January 2020. At JBER, he served as an Army joint fire support specialist with the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.
Diaz, from Tuscon, Arizona, earned the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. ‘
Fox News’ sub headline read:
‘The Army Criminal Investigation Division is still probing his cause of death’
