Officials Identify Ft. Hood Soldiers Killed in Flood

TEXAS

Olivia Messer

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 3:50PM EDT / Published Jun. 05, 2016 11:59AM EDT

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office/Handout/Reuters

All nine of the soldiers killed when a tactical vehicle overturned on Thursday in Fort Hood, Texas have been identified, according to a press release. The soldiers were from all over the country, including Brooklyn, California, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Indiana. They ranged in age from 19 to 38 years old. The Army Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama is investigating the circumstances of the accident.

Spc. Yingming Sun, Staff Sgt. Miguel Angel Colonvazquez, Spc. Christine Faith Armstrong, Pfc. Brandon Austin Banner, Pfc. Zachery Nathaniel Fuller, Pvt. Isaac Lee Deleon, Pvt. Eddy Raelaurin Gates, Pvt. Tysheena Lynette James, and Cadet Mitchell Alexander Winey were all killed in the accident.

— Olivia Messer

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Officials Identify Ft. Hood Soldiers Killed in Flood

Olivia Messer

Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office/Handout/Reuters