FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                         RELEASE NO. 50-08

WEST POINT SOLDIER DIES – July 2, 2008

       WEST POINT, N.Y. – A Soldier assigned to the U.S. Military Academy died late Sunday night. 

       Sergeant Johan Bastardo, an administrative non-commissioned officer assigned to the office of the Secretary of the General Staff, was found dead in his car by the New York State Police on the Taconic State Parkway in Columbia County, N.Y. 

       “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Bastardo family during this most difficult time,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Martin Wells. 

       The incident is under investigation. 

       Memorial and funeral arrangements have not yet been determined.