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Body of Soldier Pulled From River in Eastern Ala. 3/19/13

Associated Press
3/19/13

(Information in the following story is from: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,
http://ledger-enquirer.com)

FORT MITCHELL, Ala. - Fort Benning officials have identified the
soldier whose body was pulled from the Chattahoochee River.

The Ledger-Enquirer of Columbus reports (http://bit.ly/ZVaLlf) the body of
35-year-old Staff Sgt. Roberto Reyna, of San Benito, Texas, was removed from the
water near River Bend Park in Fort Mitchell, Ala. Sunday afternoon. The park is
near Lawson Army Airfield, which is affiliated with Fort Benning.

Reyna arrived at Fort Benning in October 2011 and was assigned to the 194th
Armored Brigade. Officials say Reyna served on active duty with the U.S. Army
and Air Force for 15 years. Reyna earned nearly 40 Army and Air Force medals,
badges, ribbons and commendations, and the Fort Benning Criminal Investigation
Division is probing Reyna's death.

Fort Mitchell is about 10 miles southeast of Columbus, Ga.

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