WASHINGTON, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday announced the death of a U.S. Navy sailor deployed to Africa.
The sailor was identified as Matthew Holzemer, who died on June 17 at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti "as a result of a non-combat related incident," said the Pentagon in a statement.
He had been deployed "in support of Special Operations Command Forward -- East Africa for U.S. Africa Command," the statement said.
The incident was under investigation.
