Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant (Photo courtesy: US Army) ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Army on Thursday identified the soldier who died this week of injuries sustained during a bear attack in a military training area in Alaska.The Army in a statement said Staff Sgt.
Seth Michael Plant, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital in Anchorage following the mauling Tuesday.Plant was from Saint Augustine, Florida, and had been at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson since July 2021, the Army said in a statement.
He was an infantryman from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment.Military officials said Plant joined the Army in 2015 after a stint in the reserves, and had served at Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina prior to coming to Alaska.Lt.