Two paratroopers were found dead in their barracks room at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Friday, and investigators say they believe that drug use was involved.
Spc. Joshua Diamond, 35, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Pfc. Matthew Disney, 20, of Aberdeen, Maryland, both served with the 82nd Airborne Division. U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is investigating the deaths.
"At this point in the investigation, we do have credible information that the Soldiers were involved with illicit drugs," Chris Grey, a spokesman for Army CID, said in a statement Monday.
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Both soldiers served as field artillery firefinder radar operators and were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
Both Diamond and Disney enlisted into the Army in 2019 and were stationed at Fort Bragg in 2020.
Diamond deployed to Iraq in 2020. His awards include the Combat Action Badge, Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device, and the Army Parachutist Badge.
Disney's awards include the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Parachutist Badge.
-- Steve Beynon can be reached at Steve.Beynon@military.com. Follow him on Twitter @StevenBeynon.
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