Strange Daze on Army Posts

A couple interesting stories popped out from two CONUS Army posts that warrant mentioning:

2nd soldier at Missouri base dies of meningitis
By JIM SALTER
Associated Press Writer

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) - A second soldier stationed at the Army's Fort Leonard Wood has died of meningitis, officials said Tuesday.
Leonard Wood officials said Pvt. Randy Stabnick, 28, of South Bend, Ind., died Tuesday at a hospital in Springfield.

Another soldier from the base died Feb. 9. His name has not been released.

"The soldiers and their families continue to be in our prayers today," Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, commanding general of Maneuver Support Center and Fort Leonard Wood, said in a statement. (link)

That's just a sad story, and unfortunately an all-too-true fact of living in close quarters with other young men and women. There was a great piece on HBO's Real Sports about MRSA and the hazards the all levels of football face in locker rooms from high school to the pros.

This next story should develop into quite an interesting piece as this tale unravels and the story comes into focus over the course of the coming days:

Lakes HS sophomore dies at Fort Lewis
By KING5.com Staff
KING5
updated 1 hour, 29 minutes ago

FORT LEWIS, Wash. – Investigators have not yet said what caused a teenage girl to die early Sunday morning at the Fort Lewis barracks.

She was one of two 16-year-old girls who were found unresponsive after someone called 911 at 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

KING 5 News has confirmed the deceased girl was a sophomore at Lakes High School in Lakewood.

The other was taken to Madigan Army Hospital for emergency medical care. She was reported in stable condition Monday. (link)