Plaques will be unveiled at Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall; other events are planned at cemeteries in Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Maria, Guadalupe and Orcutt
“On behalf of U.S. Central Command, we extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of our fallen American Soldier who was deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield. Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Manchester, Operation Spartan Shield Staff Sgt. Manchester’s service to his country and his sacrifices will not be forgotten.” – General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., U.S. Marines.
Staff Sgt. Timothy Luke Manchester, 34, of Austin, Texas, died Jan. 20, 2021, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation.
Manchester was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Camp Mabry, Texas.
A Texas National Guardsmen died Tuesday, Jan. 20, in a non-combat related incident at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait according to the Texas Military Department. Staff.
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Soldier from Austin killed in non-combat related incident
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AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Military Department has announced the death of a soldier from Austin. Staff Sgt. Timothy Manchester, 34, died January 20, 2021, in a non-combat related incident while supporting Operation Spartan Shield at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
Staff Sgt. Manchester was a non-commissioned officer with the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, headquartered in Austin, Texas. He deployed with the 36th ID, September 2020. (Texas Military Department / FOX 7 Austin) We are devastated by the loss of one of our own, said Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, the Adjutant General for Texas. In this profession, we always know in the back of our mind that this is a possibility, but we hope it never comes to pass. The entire Texas Military Department sends our deepest condolences to Staff Sgt. Manchester’s family and loved ones he leaves behind. We are also keeping his fellow