December 11, 2006
Lance corporal dies in ‘non-hostile’ incident in Iraq

By John Hoellwarth
Staff writer

A lance corporal serving in Iraq’s Anbar province died Dec. 6 during a “non-hostile” incident, according to a Defense Department release.

Lance Cpl. Cody Watson, 21, of Oxford, Ala., a field radio operator by trade, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines, at the time of his death, according to the release.

Though details about the circumstances surrounding Watson’s death were not immediately available, the release said the incident is currently under investigation.

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