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

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 pul...

July 21, 2022
5:02 PM

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.

Davis Winkie