Army
Fort Hood soldier dies in Afghanistan
Stars and Stripes
May 13, 2014
A soldier is silhouetted in front of the windows of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Fraise Chapel. (Jason Chudy/Stars and Stripes)
A Fort Hood soldier died Sunday in Afghanistan in a noncombat-related incident, the Defense Department said Monday.
Chief Warrant Officer Deric M. Rasmussen, 33, died in Mazar E Sharif, the DOD said.
Rasmussen, 33, of Oceanside, California, was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade.
No other details were released.