Young soldier from Holly Springs found dead
Published: Wed, Jun. 25, 2008 10:31PM
Modified Wed, Jun. 25, 2008 10:31PM
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closeHONOLULU -- The Army is investigating the death earlier this week of a North Carolina soldier at Schofield Barracks.
Spc. Kenneth Jacobs, a 22-year-old from Holly Springs was found unconscious and not breathing on Monday.
Paramedics tried to revive him but were unsuccessful and declared him dead at the scene.
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Jacobs was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He moved to Hawaii in 2006. He returned in October from a deployment to Iraq.
The Army didn’t immediately have further details.
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