Name:
Army Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond
Age:
41
From:
Dublin, Calif.
Assigned to
the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident:
Army Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond died Feb. 15 in Salam, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Died:
February
15, 2009
Fort Lewis sergeant killed in Iraq is identified
The Associated Press
FORT LEWIS, Wash. — A 41-year-old Army sergeant from Fort Lewis has been killed in Iraq, the Defense Department said Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond, of Dublin, Calif., died Sunday in As Salam when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis.
A Fort Lewis news release said Diamond entered military service on Sept. 2, 1987. After a short break in service, he rejoined the Army on May 24, 2000. He arrived at Fort Lewis in August 2006 and most recently deployed with his unit to Iraq last March.
He was a heavy...
Occupation
the 610th Engineer Support Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.;
Incident
Army Staff Sgt. Sean D. Diamond died Feb. 15 in Salam, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.