The Star-Ledger -- A soldier from Morris County on his first deployment to Iraq has died of a non-combat injury, according to the Department of Defense.

Pvt. Ronald R. Harrison, 25, of Morris Plains, died Monday at Forward Operating Base Falcon near Baghdad.

Harrison was a Bradley fighting vehicle mechanic assigned to the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga., said Kevin Larson, a Fort Stewart spokesperson.

Harrison was sent to Iraq in January 2007 on a 15-month deployment, Larson said. Harrison joined the Army in September 2005.

The Defense Department said the incident is under investigation and no further details were released.

Raised in West Milford, he attended Boonton High School.

Harrison had recently married. His wife, Kagen, lives with her son, Max, in Montgomery, Texas, Rowland said. He enlisted in the Army in April 2006 after joining the New Jersey Army National Guard in December 2003.

In addition to his wife, Harrison is survived by his parents Richard and Beverly Harrison of Mount Olive; sister and brother-in-law Heather and David Stiles of Washington, Warren County.

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TRENTON, N.J. - The Morris County soldier who died Tuesday in Iraq of a noncombat injury will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Pvt. Ronald R. Harrison, 25, was a Boonton High School graduate who joined the New Jersey Army National Guard in December 2003 and enlisted in the Army in April 2006.

Harrison, who lived in West Milford while growing up, died at Forward Operating Base Falcon near Baghdad, the Department of Defense said. Details about his death were not released and the cause remains under investigation, the DoD said.

Harrison was sent to Iraq in January for a 15-month deployment.

He was a Bradley fighting vehicle mechanic assigned to the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Ronald, a beloved husband, son and brother," his family said in a statement issued through Picatinny Arsenal. "He was a wonderful young man and a good soldier who served his country with pride. We will miss him dearly. He will be remembered fondly in our minds and our hearts forever."

The Defense Department initially reported that Harrison was a Morris Plains resident, but it was later determined that he had lived for a time in West Milford. His parents currently live in the Budd Lake section of Mount Olive.

Harrison is survived by his wife, Kagen, and her son, Max, of Montgomery, Texas; his parents, Richard and Beverly Harrison of Mount Olive; and his sister, Heather Stiles.

He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.