Soldiers from Dayton area and Chagrin Falls are dead

The Huber Heights soldier was home to see his newborn son and went back to Iraq last week.
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A soldier from the Dayton area was killed in Iraq when an improvised bomb went off near his vehicle in Mosul, and a Marine from northeast Ohio died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, the Defense Department said.
Army Spc. Nicholas P. Brown, 24, of Huber Heights, died Monday. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Marine Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush, 24, of Chagrin Falls, died Tuesday. He was assigned to the 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Okinawa, Japan.
Brown is survived by his wife, Sara, 21, and their son, Nicholas Brown II, who was born Jan. 14. Brown came home to meet his son, then went back to Iraq last week.
"It was a blessing that he was able to briefly see his newborn son Nicholas before returning to Iraq," Brown's family said in a statement. "Sara will treasure forever those moments together."
The family said Brown joined the Army Reserves in 2001 before switching to active duty in November 2004. He was deployed to Iraq in October, said Jean Offutt, public affairs officer at Fort Bliss.
"Nick was very proud to serve his country," his family said. "He enjoyed playing pool, being with friends and taking care of his family."
Northeast Ohio Marine
Kashkoush joined the Marines in 2003 and was promoted to sergeant in July 2005, according to a release from the III Marine Expeditionary Force. He was a counterintelligence specialist.
"Michael was an honorable young man who served his Corps and his country with the utmost pride and respect," said his family through a statement in which they asked for privacy.
Paul Perrine, his former wrestling coach at Chagrin Falls High School, said Kashkoush was a devoted weightlifter.
"He was an extremely hard worker," Perrine said. "He really was a leader in the [wrestling] room."
Former classmate Kyle Kiffner said he last talked with his friend by phone Jan. 10 while Kashkoush was in Okinawa packing for his deployment to Iraq. Kashkoush died 10 days into his seven-month tour, Kiffner said.