BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) – A member of the Nebraska Army National Guard has died from an unexpected medical episode during routine fitness training in Broken Bow.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 29-year-old Staff Sgt. Trevor J. Kurtzhals, of Lexington, died Saturday at a local hospital. He had had been at the Nebraska Army National Guard armory in Broken Bow as part of the Guard’s 1075th Transportation Company.
Kurtzhals was an 11-year veteran of the Nebraska Army National Guard whose service included a deployment to Afghanistan in 2010.
It’s unclear what the medical episode was.
Gov. Pete Ricketts says Kurtzhals’ service to Nebraska and the country won’t be forgotten