DOD Casualties Evening May 18 2006
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in
Baghdad,Iraq, on May 14, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
theirHMMWV during combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 312th Regiment, 30th Enhanced Separate Brigade, Clinton,
N.C.
Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer 4, John W. Engeman, 45, of East North Port,N.Y.
Master Sgt. Robert H. West, 37, of Elyria, Ohio
