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Albany soldier killed in Iraq

WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier in a non-combat accident while serving in Iraq. 

Staff Sgt. Amy C. Tirador, 29, of Albany,  died Nov. 4 in Kirkush.  The accident remains under investigation.

Tirador was assigned to the 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.