John W. Miller
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Age: 21
From: West Burlington, Iowa
Assigned to the 224th Engineer Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Burlington, Iowa
Incident: Army Spc. John W. Miller died April 12 in Camp Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained from enemy small-arms fire while he was performing route-clearance operations in Ramadi, Iraq.
Died: April 12, 2005
Iraq sniper takes life of Iowa National Guardsman
By Michelle Spitzer
Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa National Guard soldier has been killed by a sniper near Ramadi, Iraq, Guard officials said.
Spc. John W. Miller, 21, of West Burlington, died Tuesday morning, Lt. Col. Greg Hapgood, Guard spokesman, said Wednesday.
He was a member of Company A, 224th Engineering Battalion, based in Burlington. The unit was mobilized in October.
Miller’s unit came across a pair of 155 millimeter shells in a crater and began to fan out in a circle to secure the area, Hapgood said.
“Spc. Miller was in a hatch of an armored personnel carrier when he was engaged by one shot from a sniper and killed,” Hapgood said.
It was not known if the sniper was captured.
Members of Miller’s family issued a statement Wednesday saying he was proud to serve his country.
“He believed in what he was doing...
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My sympathies to your family and friends. May you rest in peace.