SPC Nathan W. Nakis

Army SPC Nathan W. Nakis, 19, of Sedro Woolley, WA;

assigned to Company B, 52nd Engineer Battalion (Heavy),

Army National Guard, based in Albany, OR;

died when he lost control of his vehicle after driving through an

oil-soaked area as his convoy was returning to Mosul, Iraq.

Died: December 16, 2003