Jeannette T. Dunn dies from non-combat related injury

An Army sergeant from the Bronx died in Iraq last weekend of non-combat related injuries, the Department of Defense said yesterday.

Sgt. Jeannette T. Dunn, 44, died Sunday while serving in Taji, Iraq.

The circumstances of Dunn's death were not immediately clear. Calls placed to the Army were not returned last night.

Dunn, who was assigned to the 15th Sustainment Brigade, First Calvary Division from Fort Hood, Texas, is the 2,881st soldier to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to Department of Defense statistics.

From Newsday