KUWAIT. (THECOUNT) — The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the deaths of Sgt. Holli Bolinski of Pinckneyville, Illinois, and 20-year-old Spc. Jackson Johnson of Hillsboro, Missouri.
Bolinski, 37, and Johnson, 20, were killed while on deployment in Kuwait in what the Department of Defense called a “non-combat related incident.”
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An email message seeking additional comment from a DOD spokesman was not immediately returned, reported KY3.
Bolinski and Johnson were assigned to 657th Transportation Company.
The unit is from Belleville, according to reports.
No further information was provided.
Geo quick facts: Kuwait, an Arab country on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, has cultural heritage dating back to antiquity. Kuwait City, the capital, is known for its modern architecture, ranging from skyscrapers to the striking Kuwait Towers, water towers whose design recalls the tiled domes of a classic mosque. The Tareq Rajab Museum houses a rich collection of ethnographic artifacts and Islamic art – wikipedia.