BRADFORD COUNTY, Fla. — A drill instructor stationed at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, S.C., was found dead in Florida over the weekend.
Sgt. Albert Hayes II was on temporary additional duty and conducting a poolee function event in Jacksonville when the incident occurred.
The 24-year-old was from Austin, Pennsylvania, and was a Military Occupational Specialist.
In life, he had been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal.
The death is now being investigated by the sheriff’s department in Bradford County, Florida, with the Marine Corps fully cooperating.
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