Army Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino

Died May 31, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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23, of Ennis, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.; died May 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when he encountered enemy small-arms fire while on dismounted patrol.

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Fort Lewis Stryker soldier dies in Iraq

By The Associated Press

FORT LEWIS, Wash. — A soldier in a Fort Lewis-based Stryker brigade has died in Iraq after he came under small arms enemy fire, the Department of Defense said Friday.

Spc. Chadrick O. Domino, 23, of Ennis, Texas, died Thursday in Baghdad of wounds suffered when he encountered small-arms fire while on patrol.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Three Texas soldiers killed in combat this week

By The Associated Press

FORT HOOD, Texas — Four Texas soldiers were killed this week in Iraq, the Defense Department announced Friday.

They were identified as Spc. Chadrick O. Domino, 23, of Ennis; Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar, 24, of Odessa; Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham, 22, of Bedford; and 1st Lt. Kile G. West, 23, of Pasadena.

West and four other soldiers were killed on Memorial Day when their vehicle was struck by an explosive in Abu Sayda. All five were assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in Fort Hood.

Cuellar and two other soldiers were killed Wednesday when their vehicle struck an explosive in Baghdad. All three were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Markham was killed in a blast Tuesday in Abu Sayda. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Calvary Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division in Fort Hood.

Domino died Thursday in Baghdad while encountering small arms fire, the Defense Department said. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) in Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Sister remembers soldier killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

The last time Ursula Domino spoke with her brother, Army Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino, was to thank him for an unexpected gift of three dozen roses delivered to her for Mother’s Day and as an early birthday gift.

“The card was not signed and I couldn’t figure out who sent them, but about a week later he called to ask if I’d gotten them.

He was always thoughtful and sweet like that. We told each other we loved one another and that was the last time I spoke with him,” Ursula said.

Domino, 23, of Ennis, Texas, was killed by small-arms fire May 31 in Baghdad. He was a 2002 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Lewis, Wash.

“Chad took all the entrance tests for the Army and the recruiters were blown away by the high scores he received. He entered the Army to serve his country and keep all of us safe and even after being wounded in his first tour in Iraq, he went again,” said his sister.

She said her brother, who was on his second tour, loved to eat and he loved his mama’s cooking. “That boy would eat us out of house and home when he came back on leave.”

Domino also is survived by his mother and father, Gloria and Willis Domino.