The soldier was training with her twin sister, who is also in the Pa. National Guard, at Fort Jackson in South Carolina when she collapsed.
A 17-year-old died Thursday after collapsing during physical training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
Pvt. Alyssa Cahoon was training with her twin sister for the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. She collapsed on Aug. 20 during a training exercise. Cahoon was transported by Fort Jackson Emergency Medical Services to a hospital off-base, but died five days later. No further information about the cause of death was immediately available.Facebook statement“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of PFC Alyssa Cahoon,” the regiment said in a Facebook post on Friday. “She passed away last night, 25 August 2022, with her family by her bedside.”to the family members and teammates of the deceased soldier,” U.S.
“How cool is it that they get to go through Basic Combat Training together?! They qualified on their rifles with Back-up Iron Sights today!” the regiment wrote on Facebook last month, sharing photos of the two sisters training. Fort Jackson is the Army’s largest training installation, training 50% of the Army’s Basic Combat Training load, as well as 60% of the women entering the Army each year.
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