US soldier dies in Sulu lake
November 23, 2007 -- Got something to say?
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ZAMBOANGA CITY - Staff Sgt. Joseph F. Curreri, 27, died in an accidental drowning incident at Lake Seit in the town of Panamo on October 26. He was a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha team communications sergeant assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Lewis in Washington. Curreri, a native of Maryland, volunteered for military service and entered the Army in July 2004 as an infantryman.
He volunteered for and completed US Army Airborne training, and then volunteered for Special Forces training at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
He was assigned to the 1st SFG (A) at Fort Lewis in 2006.
Hundreds of US soldiers under the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines are currently deployed in Sulu province and training local soldiers in various military tactics.
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