Tina Marie Priest

SMITHVILLE A Central Texas family is coping with the death of a soldier killed in Iraq. The Army said Private First Class Tina Marie Priest of Smithville died from non-combat-related injuries. There was unimaginable pain for family members who sent their daughter off to war, believing she would come back -- but knowing there was a chance she would not. Family members told CBS 42’s Gregg Watson that they are having a hard time believing that Priest did not die in combat. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Priest died Wednesday of injuries not related to war. Her family’s not so sure.