Illinois Sailor Dies Overseas

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan D. Burris died in Abu Dhabi while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, officials said

A sailor from Illinois died Thursday while serving overseas, the Department of Defense said.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan D. Burris, 24, of Lisle, died in Abu Dhabi, UAE, of a non-combat related incident at Zayed Military City. Further details of the incident, which officials said was under investigation, were not released.

Burris was temporarily assigned to the Crisis Response Element of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula, Special Operations Command Central, U.S. Central Command, the Department of Defense said.

He was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

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