{"id":51606,"date":"2024-08-14T20:11:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/08\/14\/decorated-army-officer-dies-while-exercising-in-south-carolina\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:20:02","slug":"decorated-army-officer-dies-while-exercising-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/08\/14\/decorated-army-officer-dies-while-exercising-in-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Decorated Army officer dies while exercising in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Army Central Command died <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/03\/13\/oklahoma-guard-soldier-dies-following-army-combat-fitness-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">while exercising<\/a> Sunday in Sumter, South Carolina, officials announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usarcent.army.mil\/News\/Features\/Article\/3870786\/death-of-us-arcent-soldier\/\" target=\"_blank\">identified<\/a> the soldier as Lt. Col. Roderick Vinson, 55, of Charlotte, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe left an enormously positive impact on every person with whom he interacted, and we miss him dearly. We send our condolences to his family and friends, and our prayers are with them during this difficult time,\u201d Col. Jason Squitier, the command\u2019s deputy chief of staff, said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/05\/13\/soldier-dies-in-incident-at-armys-joint-training-readiness-center\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635961507286388696-gettyimages-72006354jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Soldier dies in incident at Army\u2019s Joint Training Readiness Center<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">1st Lt. Zachary Galli, an explosive ordnance disposal officer, was assigned to a Fort Carson unit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vinson enlisted in the Army in 1987 as a fighting vehicle infantryman and commissioned as a transportation officer in 1999. He had been assigned to U.S. Army Central since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2011, Vinson, serving as a project manager in the 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade\u2019s Joint NetOps Center, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/66609\/soldier-father-gives-back-community-while-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\">recognized<\/a> for organizing a fundraising drive for the March of Dimes\/March for Babies nonprofit while deployed to Afghanistan. The effort raised funds for research to aid premature babies and the health challenges they may face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was personal for the then-Capt. Vinson, whose twin boys had been born prematurely and spent more than a month in the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vinson-captain-afghanistan.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vinson-captain-afghanistan.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vinson-captain-afghanistan.jpg.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vinson-captain-afghanistan.jpg.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vinson-captain-afghanistan.jpg.jpg?resize=683,1024 683w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/vinson-captain-afghanistan.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,1536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Army Capt. Roderick Vinson, left, thanks Spc. Bryan Neil for donating to a March of Dimes fundraising drive in 2011. (Capt. Michelle Lunato\/U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At birth, his sons weighed only 2.9 and 3.1 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a very stressful time for my wife while I was deployed,\u201d Vinson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of the fundraising drive, his four-year-old sons were healthy, having benefited from advances in treating premature babies, which Vinson credited to the efforts of March of Dimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow, you would never know they were premature. They are little monsters,\u201d Vinson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vinson\u2019s awards and decorations include the Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with a campaign star, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No foul play is suspected in Vinson\u2019s death, but the incident remains under investigation by the Sumter Police Department and Sumter County Coroner\u2019s Office, according to the release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 55-year-old lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Army Central Command died while exercising Sunday in Sumter, South 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