Army Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant

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Army Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant, 20, of Conway, Ark.

Sgt. Sturdivant was assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Jan. 22, 2008 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations.

Fayetteville Observer -- An Army Reserve civil affairs soldier died Tuesday in Iraq after a vehicle rolled over during a convoy operation.

Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant, 20, was a civil affairs sergeant assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion in North Little Rock, Ark. He died in Kirkuk, Iraq, the Army said.

He was mobilized in November 2006 and deployed with the battalion shortly thereafter.

He was scheduled to return stateside in less than two weeks, Army officials said.

Sturdivant’s battalion is a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command at Fort Bragg. It was his first and only unit assignment.

Sturdivant, who lived in Conway, Ark., joined the Army in March 2005. He was a trained civil affairs specialist, enlisting into the command for a six-year tour.

In his civilian life, Sturdivant was a full-time college student and was active in the Boy Scouts, becoming an Eagle Scout.

Sturdivant is survived by his parents, Victor and Cheryl, of Bonner, Mont.

Army Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant died 1/22/08 after a vehicle accident during convoy operations.