The Pentagon just announced the death of a New Jersey National Guardsmen who had tested positive for the coronavirus. That marks a first in this crisis.

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RIP.

— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) March 30, 2020

I am deeply saddened by the COVID-19-related death of Army Capt. Douglas Linn Hickok, a physician assistant & New Jersey National Guardsman. All of us in the #NationalGuard are grateful for his service to our nation, as a Citizen & as a Soldier. (1/3) https://t.co/UdCDw511l9

— Gen. Joseph Lengyel (@ChiefNGB) March 30, 2020