FORT STEWART, Ga. — The Army on Tuesday mentioned a soldier who was fatally shot at a Georgia base was a sergeant whose almost eight years of army service included a deployment to Afghanistan.
Sgt. Nathan M. Hillman, 30, of Plum, Pennsylvania, was killed Monday by a gunman at Fort Stewart, in keeping with an announcement from the Army submit. The taking pictures occurred on the constructing complicated for the 2nd Armored Brigade Fight Crew of the third Infantry Division. Hillman was a soldier assigned to the brigade.
Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson declined Tuesday to provide additional particulars concerning the killing, citing the lively legal investigation. Police arrested a suspect quickly after the taking pictures, however that individual’s title has not been launched.
The Army submit’s assertion mentioned Hillman was a chemical, organic, radiological and nuclear specialist who joined the Army in February 2015. He had deployed as soon as to Afghanistan and had been awarded two Army Commendation Medals and two Army Achievement Medals.
Hillman joined the 2nd Brigade at Fort Stewart in July 2021.
Positioned about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of Savannah, Fort Stewart is the biggest Army submit east of the Mississippi River.
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