[N]o further investigation is planned into the death of a Vermont Army National Guard soldier who died Sunday after falling ill during training in Louisiana.
Sgt. Willard Magoon, 25, died of cardiac complications at a hospital in New Orleans, according to a statement by the Vermont National Guard. Magoon initially experienced “flu-like symptoms” and was put in his quarters to rest. Guard officials said his condition quickly worsened and he was sent to Rapides Hospital in Leesville, Louisiana, and placed in intensive care.
Weather conditions were hot and humid and rainy at Fort Polk during the training session, which ran from April to the end of May. A soldier from another state was killed and 12 were injured during the same Joint Readiness Training Center session when a Humvee rolled over.
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Magoon was a machinist supervisor assigned to B Company, 186th Brigade Support Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
“This all happened so fast, we are still in shock,” said Capt. Lindsey Pigeon, commander, B Co., 186th BSB. “My heart goes out to the family. It’s been a hard couple of weeks for everyone involved, and now it’s important for all of us to come together to help in any way we can.”
“We are shocked, and deeply saddened, by the death of Sgt. Magoon,” said Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard. “We are here for his family, and will offer them all the support we can during this trying time.”
Gov. Phil Scott said: “I send my sincere condolences to Sgt. Magoon’s family and friends, and to his brothers and sisters in the Vermont National Guard. I mourn alongside you, as we come to grips with this tragic loss.”
Guard officials said they were not authorized to release information about Magoon’s family and his marital status. He had been in the Guard five years and was from Panton, a Guard spokesperson said.