Sergeant. Quandarius StanleyThe 23-year-old was a motor vehicle operator who was seriously injured when high winds and heavy seas damaged the pier and caused four Army ships to run aground. Two other soldiers were also injured but later returned to duty.

US military officials did not provide details on exactly how Stanley was injured, but said it was not in combat. He died on Thursday and was appointed to the post. Expeditionary 7th Transportation Brigade at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Newport News.

“Sergeant. Quandarius Stanley was an effective and respected first-line leader in the 7th Transportation Brigade Expeditionary (TBX), particularly during its mission to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza. “We will continue to provide support to his family during this difficult time,” said brigade commander Col. John “Eddie” Gray. “Our entire unit mourns with his family.”

Capt. Shkeila Milford-Glover, a spokeswoman for the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, said Stanley had recently retired and was being treated at a long-term care medical center.

The massive scaffolding project has been hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent security issues involving Israeli forces, which have led aid agencies to halt the distribution of supplies for fear of being injured or killed.

The Defense Ministry officially pulled the dock from the Gaza coast on June 28 and in mid-July announced it was ending its mission to bring aid to the region besieged by war between Israel and Hamas.

In total, the army moved nearly 20 million pounds of aid to the Gaza coast; This was what officials said was the “largest humanitarian aid” ever sent to the Middle East.

However, as humanitarian aid convoys came under attack, aid agencies had difficulty transporting landed food to more remote parts of Gaza.