Lightning strike kills soldier, injures 9 others at Fort Gordon

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Lightning strike kills soldier, injures 9 others at Fort Gordon
By The Associated Press
Jul 20, 08:59 PM
Fort Gordon, Georgia, is home to the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and host to a multi-service community of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and multinational forces and has become a center for joint forces activities, training and operations. (Army)

FORT GORDON, Ga. — A lightning strike at an Army post in Georgia left one soldier dead and nine others injured Wednesday as a thunderstorm moved through the area, authorities said.

The extent of the injuries to the survivors wasn’t immediately known.

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