A U.S. soldier who was injured in May while assisting in the U.S. humanitarian aid pier mission for Gaza has died.
The U.S. Army identified the deceased soldier as 23-year-old Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley.
Stanley died on Oct. 31, the Army confirmed in an emailed statement on Nov. 5.
Stanley most recently served with the 7th Transportation Brigade Expeditionary, assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The brigade took part in the U.S. military mission earlier this year to establish a temporary pier along the Gaza coastline to facilitate increased humanitarian aid deliveries into the war-torn territory.
Stanley was one of three U.S. service members who suffered noncombat injuries while constructing the pier in May. The Army’s Central Command component has yet to release details about the May incident that led to Stanley’s injuries….