SSG Darren D. VanKomen

Army SSG Darren D. VanKomen, 33, of Bluefield, W.Va.;

assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division

(Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.;

killed Dec. 21 when his base dining facility was attacked in Mosul, Iraq.

Died:  December 21, 2004