Second Soldier at Fort Leonard Wood Dies of Meningitis

By: Associated Press

A second soldier stationed at Fort Leonard Wood has died of meningitis.

Army officials said the soldier, Pvt. Randy Stabnick, 28, of South Bend, Ind., died at a hospital in Springfield.

A 23-year-old soldier from Alabama died Feb. 9. His name and hometown were not released at his family’s request.

Officials said the deaths were a result of pneumococcal meningitis, a bacterial strain. Lt. Col. John Lowery, the chief medical officer at the base, characterized the strain as non-contagious and said no one else showed signs of the disease.