
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — A Tennessee soldier who died in Iraq was carrying on a family tradition of military service, relatives said.
The Army announced the death of 22-year-old Pfc. David L. Potter of Johnson City on Monday. They released no information about Saturday’s death except that it was “non-combat related” and under investigation.
Potter was with the 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.
“The only thing I really know is that we’ve got a lot of pride in him,” said his older brother, Carlton Potter of Sevierville.
David Potter was born in Portsmouth, N.H., but graduated from Gatlinburg-Pittman High School in Sevierville and...