Two guardsmen dead of COVID-19 complications, bringing military’s total to 19 February 4
And Alabama Air Guardsman and California Army Guardsman are the two latest troops to die of COVID-19 complications. (Charles Dharapak/AP) Two National Guardsmen are the 18th and 19th members of the military to die of COVID-19 complications, spokespeople confirmed to Military Times on Thursday. California Army National Guardsman Sgt. Goran Dimovski, 40, died Jan. 31, spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Shiroma told Military Times. Alabama Air National Guardsman Master Sgt. Darryl Lovell, 58, died Jan. 28, spokeswoman Maj. Jacqueline Witt said. “Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the family,” she added.