COLUMBIA, S.C. —
For the second time this month, a Fort Jackson drill sergeant was found dead over the weekend at the U.S. Army base in South Carolina, officials said.
Unit personnel at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, found Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, unresponsive on Saturday in his vehicle after he failed to report for work, according to a release from the base........This is the second drill sergeant to be found dead at the military base this month.
Staff Sgt. Allen M. Burtram, a 34-year-old with 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, was found dead on Dec. 1, Army officials said in a previous news release.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the second time this month, a Fort Jackson drill sergeant was found dead over the weekend at the U.S. Army base in South Carolina, officials said.
Unit personnel at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, found Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, unresponsive on Saturday in his vehicle after he failed to report for work, according to a release from the base........This is the second drill sergeant to be found dead at the military base this month.
Staff Sgt. Allen M. Burtram, a 34-year-old with 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, was found dead on Dec. 1, Army officials said in a previous news release.