Army Pvt 2nd Class Bush was assigned to F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas, as a heavy-wheeled vehicle mechanic. A fellow soldier tried to wake Bush at Camp Caldwell, Kirkush, Iraq and noticed he was not breathing. Death is attributed to heat-related illness. The summer heat in Iraq, with the temperature routinely reaching 115 degrees and above, is a concern for the U.S. armed forces. Bush's father, Randy Bush, hopes his son's death, if it was caused by heat, would influence other soldiers to be more alert to signs of illness and report them to superiors. Matthew's sister, Army Pfc. Deann Bush, was also in Iraq, and both told their father they had been cautioned to drink plenty of liquids and report symptoms of illness. Matthew and his sister had a friendly rivalry, so when Deann joined the Army last year, Matthew soon followed. He joined the Army in January and arrived in Iraq in mid-July.
Army Pvt 2nd Class Bush was assigned to F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas, as a heavy-wheeled vehicle mechanic. A fellow soldier tried to wake Bush at Camp Caldwell, Kirkush, Iraq and noticed he was not breathing. Death is attributed to heat-related illness. The summer heat in Iraq, with the temperature routinely reaching 115 degrees and above, is a concern for the U.S. armed forces. Bush's father, Randy Bush, hopes his son's death, if it was caused by heat, would influence other soldiers to be more alert to signs of illness and report them to superiors. Matthew's sister, Army Pfc. Deann Bush, was also in Iraq, and both told their father they had been cautioned to drink plenty of liquids and report symptoms of illness. Matthew and his sister had a friendly rivalry, so when Deann joined the Army last year, Matthew soon followed. He joined the Army in January and arrived in Iraq in mid-July.
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U.S., Casualties From Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts, 2001-2012
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Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
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