While I am saddened that there was a death of a sailor...and recognize that any death is a tragedy, as a military member that served a long time and lost many friends, most of us realize that it is just a dangerous business (and swore our Oath with eye wide open to the fact).
May God bless he and others that gave their lives while serving, but many military members have caught this that are even not on a ship (more than 100 military members per day). Military, dependents, DoD civilians and contractors have all died. Even so, the military death rate is below that of the general population (most likely due to age and health). A 40 year old man...is ancient...and a greybeard in the military.
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