U.S. Army Sergeant Dies in Hungary Training Accident

A U.S. Army soldier named Aaron Cox, 24, from Mabank, Texas, died on June 5 from injuries he got in a training accident near Camp Croft, Hungary. Sgt. Cox was an infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division's "Strike" 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team. He died in a car accident while his unit was getting ready for Exercise Saber Guardian 25.

Authorities were still looking into what happened before and after the crash.

The leader of the 2MBCT, 101st Airborne Division, Col. Duke Reim, said he was very sad about the death. Col. Reim said, "The death of Sgt. Cox is a tragedy for all of us on the Strike team." "He rose quickly through the ranks as a soldier and leader because he was strong." 

Reim continued, “We are in touch with his family to provide them with the care and support they need during this difficult time. Our Hungarian allies helped our men right away, and we want to thank them for that.”

In 2021, Sgt. Cox joined the Army and went through basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 2022, he was sent to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to join the 101st Airborne Division. He had worked hard as a soldier and had completed both the Army Basic Leader Course and the Combat Lifesaver Course.

His first foreign tour was to Poland as part of his service, so his current tour in Hungary is his second. 

The Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and both the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Air Assault Badge were some of the awards Sgt. Cox had earned as a soldier.

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