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Immediate Release

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez, 26, of Pullman, Michigan, died June 17, 2025, in Erbil, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation.

He was assigned to D Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

For more information regarding Staff Sgt. Saul Fabian Gonzalez, media may contact Capt. Andrew Lightsey, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade PAO, at Andrew.lightsey2.mil@army.mil.