Family told Soldier in Iraq died of electrocution in shower

[guruoo]

Soldier died of electrocution in shower, family says
Associated Press

A Special Forces soldier who died from cardiac arrest in Iraq last week was accidentally electrocuted while taking a shower, his family said.

The non-combat death of Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth last Wednesday in Baghdad, reported on Friday, is still under investigation.

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His father, Doug Maseth, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that preliminary reports indicated he was electrocuted while taking a shower.

Maseth's twin brother, Sgt. Brandon Maseth, is a sniper in the 82nd Airborne and his younger brother, Sgt. Adam Maseth, is in the airborne infantry, his father said.

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Maseth attended basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., then was assigned to 1st Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment at Fort Polk, La. He completed his Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, N.C. and was assigned to Fort Campbell in May 2007.

He was deployed as a member of the Combined Joint Special Operation Task Force-Arabian Peninsula.

Funeral services will be held this week in Pennsylvania.

http://theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080108/NEWS01/80108006

[Bozita]

1. Three sons in the service? Betting that's a blue-collar family. Sure ain't the Romneys.