Soldier on Texas border mission dies of suspected blood clot after security shift

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Soldier on Texas border mission dies of suspected blood clot after security shift
By Davis Winkie
Jul 15, 11:53 AM
A Texas National Guard vehicle pictured along the banks of the Rio Grande in an undated photo. (Texas Military Department/Twitter)

A Texas National Guard soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star, the state’s controversial mission at the U.S.-Mexico border, died Thursday of a pulmonary blood clot, according to a source familiar with the incident and documents obtained by Army Times.

The soldier collapsed at his unit’s hotel in McAllen, Texas, late Thursday afternoon after appearing dazed and telling another soldier he couldn’t see, according to the documents and source. The service member was transported to a local hospital, where medical staff pronounced him dead after attempting to resuscitate him.

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