Army IDs GI found dead on base as award-winning 1st AD sergeant

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Sgt. Brandon Augustus


Army IDs GI found dead on base as award-winning 1st AD sergeant
By Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, December 16, 2008

BAUMHOLDER, Germany — Army officials have identified Sgt. Brandon Augustus, of Baton Rouge, La., as the soldier who died on base last week. He was 29.

Augustus, a medic with Company C, 47th Forward Support Battalion, was found by his wife early Thursday morning collapsed on the floor of their home in the Wetzel Housing Area.

She yelled to nearby neighbors who called authorities, but it was too late. Augustus was pronounced dead at 6:52 a.m. by a German medical official, according to a U.S. Army Europe release.

The cause of death is under investigation, although foul play is not suspected, said Lt. Col. Richard Spiegel, a spokesman for U.S. Army Europe.

At the time of his death, Augustus was on rest and relaxation from an Iraq deployment, the release stated.


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