Special to the Courier POSTED: November 24, 2007 5:01 a.m. The Department of Defense has announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Dwane A. Covert Jr., 20, of Tonawanda, N.Y., died Nov 3, in Al-Sahra, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 104th Transportation Company, 13th Corps Support Sustainment Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning. The incident is under investigation.