John K. Daggett
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Age: 21
From: Phoenix
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Incident: Army Sgt. John K. Daggett died May 15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, of wounds sustained May 1 in Baghdad when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle.
Died: May 15, 2008
Phoenix soldier dead after grenade attack in Iraq
The Associated Press
PHOENIX — An Army soldier from Phoenix has died of wounds he suffered in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Baghdad earlier this month, the Department of Defense announced Friday.
Sgt. John K. Daggett died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Thursday. The 21-year-old was wounded on May 1. He was en route from Iraq to Walter Reed Army Medical Center four days after he was wounded when the plane had to land in Halifax in order to tend to his injuries.
Daggett, known as Kyle, attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix where he played football for four years.
“He worked hard to put himself in the position of starter and a linebacker on our defense,” said his former coach, Dana Zupke. “Every day, he came to practice with a positive attitude and can-do attitude ... he was just that kind of kid.”
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