Second Fort Jackson Drill Sergeant Found Dead on Base This Month | Military.com

Staff Sgt. Zachary Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, was found Saturday in his vehicle on the installation after he didn't report to work. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The grim news follows the discovery of the body of 34-year-old Staff Sgt. Allen Burtram, a drill sergeant with 2nd Battalion 13th Infantry Regiment, who was also found dead on base on Dec. 8. A cause of death has not been released by the Army for either fatality.