US EditionUS Military Reviewing National Guard Member’s Death in Kuwait in Health-Related Incident
Major Sorffly Davius, who joined the NYPD in 2014 and served in the 42nd Infantry Division, died after a medical episode during deployment, prompting wide tributes.
- On March 6, Police Officer Sorffly Davius, assigned to Brooklyn's 79th Precinct, died at Camp Buehring, Kuwait after a medical episode, officials confirmed.
- The 42nd Infantry Division, deployed since last summer, has led Task Force Spartan in Kuwait as part of a regular rotation supporting Operation Epic Fury and Operation Spartan Shield.
- Officials noted the death is under investigation, and the Pentagon and U.S. Central Command confirmed Davius's death Sunday following a medical episode while deployed.
- The NYPD and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said, `Today, and always, we keep his family in our thoughts and prayers`; New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called Davius a 'citizen soldier' and conveyed condolences to his family.
- Camp Buehring, a long-standing U.S. hub established more than 20 years ago, has been targeted amid regional strikes, while the six soldiers killed March 1 in an Iranian drone attack received a dignified transfer.
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US military reviewing National Guard member’s death in Kuwait in health-related incident
A New York City police officer died in a “non-combat related incident” while deployed to Kuwait in support of the war on Iran, according to the Pentagon and city and state officials. Maj. Sorffly Davius, 46, of Queens, a National Guard soldier, died Friday at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, the Defense Department said in a statement.…
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US National Guard member dies from 'health-related incident' in Kuwait
Maj. Sorffly Davius, a decorated service member, was deployed at Camp Buehring in Kuwait at the time of his death, according to the New York governor's office.
Army Identifies Seventh US Casualty as National Guard Soldier
The U.S. Army has identified the seventh American service member who has died since the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran as Maj. Sorffly Davius, 46, a National Guard soldier from Cambria Heights, Queens, New York. Davius died March 6 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, as a…
Army Times
Guardsman who served as NYPD officer dies in Kuwait in non-combat incident
The Pentagon announced Sunday that an Army National Guard officer who also served as a New York City policeman died on March 6 following a non-combat incident. Maj. Sorffly Davius, 46, of Queens, New York, passed away at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, according to a Defense Department release. Davius was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division out of Troy, New York, the release added.The incident is currently under investigation. In a…
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