Friday, August 27, 2021

MS guardsman dies in training

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Mississippi National Guardsman, Staff Sgt. Jason Belue of Iuka, Miss., age 44, died Aug. 26 while undergoing the Army Combat Fitness Test at the 154th Regiment’s Regional Training Institute at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg. The Mississippi National Guard said he died while being taken by ambulance to Forrest General Hospital. Belue was assigned to Charlie Troop, 1-98th Cavalry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team. The guardsman had 24 years of military service and earned several awards and decorations, including the Army Commendation Medal. (Source: The AP 08/27/21)

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