No official report yet on death of US serviceman in Sulu
Capt. Meritt Philipps, the public affairs officer of the US Joint Special Operation Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P), said they cannot release any official statement yet.
Sources from the JSOTF-P and local military identified the victim as US Army M/Sgt. Joe Curreri, of
Local military official earlier reported the remains of Curreri were recovered Saturday morning after he went diving at
Maj. Gen. Ruben Rafael, commander of the Joint Task Force Comet, said local Marines and
He said there were no signs of foul play in the death of the
Former JSOFT-P spokesman Lt. Commander Fred Kuebler also said the death of their fellow soldier was a non-combat related incident.
The remains of Curreri were airlifted to this port city, however, the JSOTF-P based here could not say if the body of the victim was flown already to his home in
“At this point we cannot give any official information as we have to wait for the official release from the Department of Defense,” Philipps said. — Roel Pareño
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