Soldier from Indiana dies in Iraq

INDIANAPOLIS – The Department of Defense says a 25-year-old soldier from Indiana has died in Iraq.

Army Spc. Chancellor A. Keesling of Indianapolis died Friday in Baghdad. The military said Keesling died in a “non-combat related incident” and that his death remains under investigation.

Keesling was assigned to the 961st Engineer Company out of Sharonville, Ohio.
Since February 2003, 102 Indiana military personnel have died after being sent to the Mideast for the war in Iraq.