
OMAHA, Neb. — A soldier from a unit in Florida was killed in Iraq, just says before she was due to come home, her family and the military said Oct. 12.
Army Staff Sgt. Lillian Clamens was one of two people who died Oct. 10, according to the Department of Defense.
Insurgents fired rockets on Camp Victory in Baghdad from a nearby abandoned school, killing Clamens and Army Spc. Samuel F. Pearson, 28, Westerville, Ohio.
Clamens was assigned to the 1st Postal Platoon, 834th Adjutant General Company, Miami.
Family members in Omaha, Neb., say Lillian Clamens was due to return to Homestead, Fla., next week.
“She was the...