A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division died in an off-duty motorcycle accident on Saturday, according to a news release.
Spc. Carl Trice, of Georgia, was in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when he died. The Myrtle Beach Police Department is investigating the incident.
The 26-year-old wheeled vehicle mechanic was assigned to Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
Trice joined the Army in February 2014 and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division in September 2014, according to the release.
Spc. Carl Trice died on Saturday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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"Specialist Carl Trice was a paratrooper who enlisted in a time of persistent war, and for that we are grateful," Lt. Col. Kevin Key, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, said in the release. "Carl volunteered three times: once to selflessly serve his country, then to attend airborne school, and, finally, to do something inherently dangerous: serve on airborne status. In this endeavor, he was in elite company. We are forever grateful for his service to the 82nd Airborne Division and the Gladius Battalion."
His awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Parachutist Badge.
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