
VARNEY, W.Va. — A military policeman from West Virginia who was killed in Iraq joined the Army because he wanted to serve his country, get an education and become a State Police trooper when he re-entered civilian life, his father said.
Spc. Danny B. Daniels II, 23, was killed in Baghdad on Tuesday when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small-arms fire and hit an improvised explosive device, according to a Defense Department release.
“We were told he was a part of a convoy on patrol and was bringing up the rear in the last Humvee. When they went through, there was an explosion. I don’t know if it was a bomb or mortar fire,” said Daniels’ father,...