NILES SOLDIER Dominic R. Baragona

Lt. Col. Dominic R. Baragona, 42, a former Niles resident, died in a multivehicle accident in Iraq May 19 near Safwan, Iraq, the Department of Defense said.
He was the fifth Ohio soldier killed in Iraq since the beginning of the war.
A tractor-trailer jackknifed on the road and collided with Baragona's Humvee. Two Humvees and one civilian truck were involved.
Baragona was assigned to the 19th Maintenance Battalion at Fort Sill, Okla. He had been in the army since he left home for West Point at 18, said a cousin, Anthony Baragona of Niles.
Most of the colonel's family lives in Florida and Arizona. His parents reside in St. George Island, Fla.
B4 today: Obituary for Lt. Col. Baragona
Source: Vindicator files