Deaths 2000-2021

Branch: Marine 

Rank: Private

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: September 7, 2021

From: Lawrence, Massachusetts

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Cause of Death: Fall from a balcony on 1st day of training - under investigation

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Private/Seaman Recruit

Age: 20

From: Monroe, Louisiana 

D.O.B: October 18, 1998

D.O.D: February 22, 2019; Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois

Status: Dead

Enlisted Jan 2, 2019

Cause of Death: Collapsed while running; taken to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital and resuscitated but died later that night while in intensive care; Sickle Cell Disease; died due to exertional rhabdomyolysis, or the breakdown of muscle brought on by extreme exertion

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Branch: Connecticut National Guard/U.S Army

Rank: Private

Age:  29 

From: Stratford, Connecticut 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  March 10, 2019

Location: Fort Jackson, SC

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: “medical emergency while conducting a non-strenuous activity,” 

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Private/ Seaman Recruit

Age: 18

From: Mobile, Alabama

D.O.B: July 30, 2000

D.O.D: April 23, 2019

Status: Dead

Enlisted March 6, 2019

Cause of Death: collapsed while running her final physical test on a track in a Great Lakes gymnasium; sickle cell,  an irregular heartbeat caused by an inflamed heart

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Branch: Marine

Rank: Recruit/Poole (4 days)

Age: 18 at Incident

From: Michigan

D.O.B: December 17, 1997

D.O.D: August 7, 2019

Location: Detroit Receiving Hospital in Detroit, Michigan

Status: Coma (Oct 28, 2016)

Cause of Death: jumping from the second story of a building at Parris Island on Oct. 28; On Oct. 28, Gashaj was being escorted to a classroom to join the rest of his platoon when he "stopped abruptly, squared himself to the open balcony, grabbed the handrail on top of the balcony's balustrade with both hands … and propelled himself over the railing in one fluid motion

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Branch: Marine Corps 

Rank: Poole; Delayed Entry Program

Age:  18

From: Montgomery County, Maryland

D.O.B: April 1, 2001

D.O.D: August 23, 2019

Location: Frederick Memorial Hospital; Frederick Recruit Training Facility 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: medical emergency after a training 

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Branch: Hawaii National Guard/U.S Army

Rank: Private

Age: 19

From: Waianae, Hawaii

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: August 26, 2019; 

Location: Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Possible Heat Stroke

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Branch: Indiana National Guard/U.S. Army 

Rank: Private

Age:  19 

From: Valparaiso, Indiana 

D.O.B: July 19, 2000 

D.O.D: September 10, 2019 

Location: Fort Benning, Georgia

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: unexpected during a training exercise 

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Branch: North Carolina National Guard/

U.S. Army

Rank: Private 

Age: 18

From: Fayetteville, North Carolina

D.O.B: January 6, 2001

D.O.D: September 20, 2019; Fort Jackson (33 days in)

Location:  Providence Health Center, South Carolina;  Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Medical Emergency before outdoor physical training drill 

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private First Class

Age: 18

From: Falmouth, Massachusetts 

D.O.B: August 23, 1999

D.O.D: February 5, 2018, Desert Regional Medical Hospital (Palm Springs)

Location: Twentynine Palms

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Strep A, Flesh Eating bacteria

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private (Recruit) 

Age: 21

From: Oxnard, California

D.O.B: February 15, 1997

D.O.D: March 25, 2018, MCRD San Diego/ Navy Medical Hospital

Location: MCRD San Diego

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Rhinovirus and Metapneumovirus 

Cardiac Arrest; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Cardiogenic Shock; Anoxic Brain Injury; Collapsed during run then was found unresponsive during run; threw up multiple times throughout week

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Fire Controlman Seaman (Recruit) 

Age: 24

From: Toledo, Ohio

D.O.B: June 2, 1994

D.O.D: October 9, 2018

Location: Naval Station Great Lakes, Illionios 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: TBD/Found unresponsive in bunk  

*Captain in charge of Training was relieved; Mark Meiskham 

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Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age:  19

From: Pecos, N.M

D.O.B: May 14, 1997

D.O.D: March 17, 2017.

Location: Fort Lee, Virginia

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found dead in his barracks room

Marcus was at Fort Lee for his MOS to qualify as a Vehicle Mechanic

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private First Class

Age: 22

From: Armada, Michigan 

D.O.B: June 5,1995

D.O.D: August 30, 2017, Reconnaissance Training (Land Nav.)

Location: Camp Pendleton 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Unknown (Sudden Collapse during training)

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/ Private

Age: 20

From: Taylor, Michigan

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 2016 (11 days after arriving)

Location: Parris Island

Status: Dead/ Ruled a suicide by USMC Cause of Death: Fell three stories; On the day he died, Siddiqui had a standoff with a drill instructor over  failure to comply with orders; Siddiqui then got to his feet, ran the length of the squad bay, opened a door to the outside and vaulted over a stairwell railing, military investigators said.His foot caught on the railing as he went over, and Siddiqui fell three stories onto the concrete. He later died from his injuries

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Branch: Coast Guard

Rank: Seaman Recruit 

Age: 21

From: Stafford, Virginia

D.O.B: January 1, 1995 

D.O.D: July 6, 2016  

Location: Cape May

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed after 1.5 mile run; heat related illness and underlying medical condition

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airman 1st Class

Age:  21

From: Livermore, California

D.O.B: February 13, 1995

D.O.D: July 07, 2016

Location: Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Selection School, Camp Bullis

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found Unresponsive; heatstroke,  hyponatremia, described as "low plasma sodium". 

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 18

From: Alabama

D.O.B: December 29, 1997

D.O.D: November 4, 2016

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: died of complications from pneumonia.

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Branch: Air Force  

Rank: Cadet 1st Class

Age:  21

From: Colorado Springs, Colorado

D.O.B: May 24, 1993

D.O.D: April 2, 2015

Location: AF Academy 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Had wisdom teeth taken out  then was found with 28 stabs/cuts later that day (self-inflicted). Pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner ruled suicide 

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Recruit

Age:  19

From: Zimmerman, Minnesota

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: January 31, 2012

Location: Great Lakes Naval Base 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: complications due to pneumonia; arrived at the base Jan. 30, and 10 days later went to the nearby Lovell Federal Health Care Center with a fever and a rapid heartbeat

Branch: Marine Corps 

Rank: Recruit/ Army Reserve Specialist

Age: 22  

From: Sacramento, California

D.O.B: March 6, 1990

D.O.D: June 29, 2012

Location: MCRD San Diego (Arrived June 19)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: had just completed the run portion of the initial strength test at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot when he collapsed Friday

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 1st Class (Senior)

Age:  22

From: Dallas, Texas

D.O.B: September 12, 1990

D.O.D: September 28, 2012

Location: AF Academy, Colorado

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: found unresponsive in bed; cause of death not revealed (possible suicide)

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private/ Recruit

Age: 19

From: Mobile, Atlanta

D.O.B: June 3, 1991

D.O.D:  February 5, 2011

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina; Medical University of South Carolina 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: a suspected case of meningitis

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Branch: Air Force 

Rank: Airman Basic

Age: 22

From: Carlyle, Illinois

D.O.B: February 25, 1989

D.O.D: June 22, 2011

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead (declined autopsy) 

Cause of Death: acute respiratory illness; viral encephalitis caused by an adenovirus; Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain

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Branch: Army

Rank: Cadet

Age: 18

From: Fairmont, West Virginia

D.O.B: May 20, 1993

D.O.D: July 21, 2011

Location:  United States Military Academy (West Point), NY 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed during a training 

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airman Basic

Age: 26

From: Detroit

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: October 20, 2011

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: completed 1.5 mile run and later fell unconscious

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman

Age:  22

From: Hicksville, New York

D.O.B: April 30, 1987

D.O.D: February 1, 2010

Location: Great Lakes Naval Base

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: parents believed it was murder; found hanging by a belt in the closet of his room; cause of death was ruled asphyxia by hanging; had recently been the witness in the rape trial of a friend and fellow seaman 

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 1st Class

Age: 22

From: Evansville, Indiana

D.O.B: January 22, 1988

D.O.D: September 16, 2010

Location: Air Force Academy

Status: Dead 

Cause of Death: Suicide; hung himself

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Branch: Air Force 

Rank: Airman First Class

Age: 19

From: Ennfield, Connecticut

D.O.B: March 3, 1990

D.O.D: April 25, 2009

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Complications from pneumonia, adenovirus seroype 14

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Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 18

From: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

D.O.B: March 29, 1991

D.O.D: August 20, 2009

Location: Fort Jackson; Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: combination of heat and tough military training then he fell out the back of truck that had picked him up; significant injuries and head injuries; body temp was at 106 degree an hour after being admitted to the hospital

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private

Age: 20

From: Kenton, Kentucky

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: August 21, 2009 

Location: Parris Island (Supposed to graduate Aug 28); Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: died Monday soon after completing a physical fitness test

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Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 19

From: North Carolina

D.O.B: January 20,1989

D.O.D: September 25, 2008

Location: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: She suffered a seizure Sept. 25; "As Pvt. Dominique Gibson-Brooks readied for an early morning road march, she collapsed on the barracks floor. By sunrise, she was dead."
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Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 20 

From: Chesapeake, Chesapeake City, Virginia

D.O.B: August 23, 1988

D.O.D: September 27, 2008 

Location: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: brain hemorrhage. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure, but was taken off life support after his condition declined and he had cardiac arrest

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Branch: Army 

Rank: Private

Age: 21

From: Raleigh, North Carolina

D.O.B: February 16, 1987

D.O.D: October 25, 2008, supposed to graduate Oct 31

Location: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: She died shortly after collapsing while taking the Army's physical fitness test. It was also her son's first birthday

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Branch: Air Force 

Rank: Airman

Age:19

From: Norton, Ohio

D.O.B: November 3, 1988

D.O.D: August 7, 2007

Location: Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: complications from pneumonia

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Branch: Navy

Rank:Seaman Recruit

Age:  22

From: Tampa, Florida

D.O.B: December 20, 1983

D.O.D: February 14, 2006 (Graduated that weekend) 

Location: Norwegian American Hospital in Chicago; Naval Station Great Lakes

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Ruled Overdose

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private First Class

Age:  18

From: Brunswick, Maine

D.O.B: November 12, 1987

D.O.D: September 9, 2006

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: suffered a medical problem during Saturday morning’s test and died on the way to the hospital

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet 4th Class 

Age: 18

From: Chatham, New Jersey

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: January 31, 2005

Location: Air Force Academy

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed after a 600yd run for Physical Fitness Test; Cardiac Arrhythmia; Defibrillator was misconfigured and resulted in confusion

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 19

From: Sutton, West Virginia

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: February 8, 2005

Location: Parris Island, South Carolina

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Drowned during water survival training

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Branch: Navy Academy

Rank: midshipman 2nd class

Age:  21

From: Destrehan, LA

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: April 9, 2005

Location: Naval Academy, Bancroft hall

Status: dead

Cause of Death: fell to death from a campus dorm

“Midshipman 2d Class Jay Michael Dixon apparently fell to his death from a campus dormitory at the Naval Academy. 9 April 2005.”

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Branch: Coast Guard

Rank: Seaman Recruit  

Age: 20

From: Missoula, Montana

D.O.B: October 3, 1985

D.O.D: October 7, 2005

Location: Cape May

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Drowned

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit 

Age:  21

From: Aurora, Illinois

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: October 21, 2005

Location: MCRD San Diego/Pendleton 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed during 1.5 mile run

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Basic Trainee

Age:  19

From: Danville, Ohio

D.O.B: May 22, 1986

D.O.D: October 29, 2005 (four days in)

Location: Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (arrived Oct 25)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed during physical training; a rare, pre-existing heart condition known as cardiac arrhythmia secondary to the right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia -- a condition that occurs when the muscle of the right ventricle is replaced by fat and fibrosis; collapsed during the second lap of a scheduled six-lap run designed to assess his physical readiness.

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private

Age: 18

From: Bronx, New York

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  November 18, 2004 (57th day)

Location: Parris Island, SC 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Found dead in his sleeping bag, A microscopic infection that moved to his heart, after being diagnosed and treated for pneumonia the month before.; died in his sleep during the last leg of the grueling Crucible; treated a month before for pneumonia;  he suffered a microscopic infection that weakened his heart muscle 

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Branch: Army

Rank: Cadet

Age: 19

From: Durham, New Hampshire

D.O.B: April 8, 1984

D.O.D: August 21, 2003

Location: West Point

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: running a try-out for the marathon team; died 2 hours later

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Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: Unkwn 

From: Unkwn

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: 2003  (connection is Dale Patterson)

Location: Fort Sill, OK

Status: Dead

Cause of Death:  Adenovirus.

While PVT Dale Patterson’s military autopsy was inconclusive, Fitzgerald’s autopsy, overseen by civilian doctors because he died at a hospital off-base, identified what killed him. 

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit

Age:  

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 8, 2002

Location: Parris Island

Status: TBD

Cause of Death: “Recruit collapsed while marching with his platoon. Three Parris Island drill instructors might have taken training too far, leading to the collapse of a recruit. Recruit was taken to a battalion aid station, where he became unconscious, lapsed into a coma, and was transferred to a local hospital and subsequently moved to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston”

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Private

Age:  18

From: Selma, Alabama

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: March 23, 2002

Location: Parris Island (1 week after reporting there)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: was taking part in a 1.5-mile run as part of the "initial strength test" Saturday; heart attack?

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Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Age: 25 

From: Tucson, AZ

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: November 4, 2003 

Location: Fort Sill, OK

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Autopsy was inconclusive / lost consciousness less than a mile into a required run and collapsed; an college runner in his third week of boot camp, was declared dead

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman Recruit

Age:  

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: April 16, 2002

Location: Naval Station Great Lakes

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed and died while performing physical training

“Seaman recruit collapsed and died while performing physical training at Naval Station Great Lakes. 16 April 2002.”

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Cadet

Age: 19

From: Franklin, Wisconsin

D.O.B: January 16, 1983

D.O.D: May 4, 2002

Location: Air Force Academy

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Collapsed while watching a movie

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airmen

Age:  

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  May 17 2002 ( possible May 24, 2002) 

Location: Lackland AFB pronounced dead at Wilford Hall Medical Center at 10:10 a.m.

Status: pronounced dead at Wilford Hall Medical Center at 10:10 a.m 

Cause of Death: died during a training exercise; collapsed during “Warrior Week”

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Branch: Army

Rank: Sophomore

Age:  20

From: Temple Hills, Maryland

D.O.B: July 27, 1981

D.O.D: February 1, 2002

Location: West Point Keller Army Community Hospital

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: heart attack; nausea; dizziness and admitted to hospital; enlarged heart

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 18

From: St. Clair, Missouri

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: November 24, 2002 (11th day)

Location: MCRD, San Diego

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: collapsed on an obstacle course and died of sudden cardiac arrest

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age: 19

From: Kenosha, Wisconsin

D.O.B: September 17, 1983

D.O.D: December 13, 2002

Location: MCRD, San Diego (27th day) (Same company as Neal)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: died after advanced swimming exercises of pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/Private

Age:  18

From: Greenfield, California

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: December 15, 2002

Location: MCRD, San Diego (23 days)

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Strep A; a meningococcal bacteria infection- “complained of an ankle rash and died 3hrs later” Zavala was 23 days into his 63-day training.

“About 3,500 recruits and instructors were inoculated Sunday following an outbreak of Strep A. Forty-nine recruits and one drill instructor were hospitalized over the weekend, said Maj. Kimberly Miller, a base spokeswoman. One recruit was in critical condition.

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Branch: Marine Corps

Rank: Recruit/ Private First Class

Age: 18

From: Sterling Heights, Michigan

D.O.B: 1983

D.O.D: December 22, 2001

Location: Parris Island

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: he was suffering from a  case of bacterial meningitis; administered penicillin (allergic to it) 

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Branch: Air Force

Rank: Airmen

Age:  20

From: Yigo, Guam

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  June 2001 

Location:  Lackland AFB 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: Two-mile run ;  Physicians learned he had high blood pressure and an enlarged heart when he died. An investigation showed that Logans had 

hypertension since childhood and had concealed the condition during a military physical.

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Seaman Recruit

Age: 18

From: Ainsworth, Nebraska

D.O.B: March 31, 1982

D.O.D: September 18, 2000 (6th week of training) 

Location: Great Lakes Naval Station

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: he died of respiratory collapse, which military researchers think might have been caused or furthered by adenovirus

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Branch: Navy

Rank: Recruit

Age:  21

From: 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D:  2000

Location:Naval Station Great Lakes 

Status: Dead

Cause of Death: bootcamp virus

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Branch:  Air Force

Rank: Airman Basic 

Age:  18 

From: Bernard, Ohio 

D.O.B: 

D.O.D: September 12, 1999

Location:  Lackland AFB

Status: Dead

Cause of Death:  Autopsy found he died of heatstroke. The service asserted that water intoxication, a rare and little-understood illness, played a role in his death. Two days after collapsing at the end of a 5.6 mile march.

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