Army Staff Sgt. Carlos Dominguez, 57, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, Utica, N.Y.; died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Dominguez had lived in Savannah for nearly 20 years. He deployed to Iraq in April after being called back to active duty. He did his best and he loved his country. As a civil affairs specialist, Dominguez was helping Iraqis rebuild and was proud of his work. He was helping the Iraqi people bring freedom and peace. He said it was dangerous, but he was accomplishing his duty. His daughter, Lisa Dominguez remembers her father singing the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to her, but substituting the name "Lucy" with "Lisa."
Army Staff Sgt. Carlos Dominguez, 57, of Savannah, Ga.; assigned to 414th Civil Affairs Battalion, Utica, N.Y.; died Sept. 23 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taji, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Dominguez had lived in Savannah for nearly 20 years. He deployed to Iraq in April after being called back to active duty. He did his best and he loved his country. As a civil affairs specialist, Dominguez was helping Iraqis rebuild and was proud of his work. He was helping the Iraqi people bring freedom and peace. He said it was dangerous, but he was accomplishing his duty. His daughter, Lisa Dominguez remembers her father singing the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to her, but substituting the name "Lucy" with "Lisa."
