
Army Sgt. Kimel L. Watt’s family was full of joy just two days before his death. They learned that he had been accepted into the University of Maine to study computers.
“He just wanted to get a good job and help the family,” said his father, Clifton. “Now, he’s gone, and I don’t know if we can live without him.”
Watt, 21, of New York City, was killed by a roadside bomb June 3 in Baghdad. He was assigned to Schweinfurt, Germany.
His father said he and his wife, Naomi Watt, have two daughters and three other sons, but Kimel was the one closest to his mother.
“He always was saying, ‘Mommy, I love you.’ It’s especially hard for her. She’s in...