Soldier’s death in Ranger School ‘swamp phase’ under investigation

"A soldier attending Ranger School’s swamp phase in Florida died Thursday, according to military officials.

Spc. James A. Requenez, 28, was under the 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Eglin Air Force Base when his death occurred.

Requenez, a San Antonio, Texas, native, was an assistant machine gunner assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment on Fort Benning.

Officials at 6th Ranger Training Battalion did not immediately respond to a request for comment made by telephone Friday afternoon."