Fort Bragg soldier dies during physical training
Sgt. Robert Thornton Jr. collapsed during physical training and was found unresponsive by other soldiers
November 17, 2017
Drew Brooks
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.
A Fort Bragg soldier died earlier this week after collapsing during physical training.
Sgt. Robert Thornton Jr., 29, of Cairo, Georgia, was assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade. He was found unresponsive on Ardennes Road on Tuesday, Nov. 14, according to a spokesman for his unit.
Thornton, a power generation equipment repairer, was running on Ardennes, which was closed to traffic for physical training, when he collapsed.
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