submit a death
contact us
LOGIN
or
SIGN UP
MyDeathSpace.com
all
articles
forum
HOME
ARCHIVE
FORUM
MISSING PERSONS
CRIMINALS
Army 2nd Lt. Mark Daily (23) died when a bomb exploded near his vehicle in Iraq
Filed Under:
War-Related
Published: Sep 11, 2010 @ 5:26 AM
Mark Daily (23)
Date:
Jan 15, 2007
Cause of Death:
War Related
Location:
Mosul, Iraq
URL:
view their profile
Mark J. Daily volunteered to go to Iraq. On his Web site, he said people who couldn't understand that should at least wish him luck.
He also listed his top interests as family, peace and progress.
The Army second lieutenant also sent e-mails home to Orange County. In his last one, he wrote: "All is well. More war stories than I can fit in this e-mail. Having the time of my life!"
On Jan. 22, the 23-year-old died with three other soldiers when a bomb exploded near their vehicle in Mosul.
The Irvine resident had been in the war zone for three months.
"He sincerely believed in what he was doing and wanted to finish the job and come home," his father, John F. Daily, told the Orange County Register.
Daily joined the Army after the Iraq war was declared in 2003. He wrote to a Web site that "Americans always have a responsibility to the oppressed."
"If you think the only way a person could bring themselves to volunteer for this war is through sheer desperation or blind obedience, then consider me the exception," he wrote.
Daily was with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, based at Fort Bliss, Texas.
In addition to his parents, John and Linda, Daily is survived by his wife, Snejana, whom he married in July 2005; a brother, Eric, and sisters Christine and Nicole.
Related Article(s):
Honor the Fallen
«
go back to article archive list
article loaded in 0 ms
Latest Articles
Former Notre Dame star and NFL player Louis Nix (29) found dead several days after going missing
Former Notre Dame and NFL football player Louis Nix, who had been reported missing earlier last week, was found dead on Saturday, family members told two Jacksonville television stations. He was 29.
read more...
Dispute over mask-wearing led to murder of Tulane Police Officer Martinus Mitchum, 38
A 35-year-old man was arrested Friday night for the murder of a policeman, according to Orleans Parish jail records and the NOPD.
read more...
Dalton Ramsey (19) found shot to death in a West Virginia residence
Detective Sgt. Steven Sommers identified the victims as Dalton Ramsey and Josh Williams, who both live in the county.
read more...
Dylan Millikan died from the effects of fentanyl and heroin
Manner ACCIDENT Cause A EFFECTS OF FENTANYL AND HEROIN
read more...
SF Programmer (Chris Woitel, 50) found dead in his apartment building over a month after he went missing
The body of Christopher Woitel, 50, was discovered "hidden from plain view" in a 3-foot-high crawl space above his bathroom, police said.
read more...