(Window Rock-AP) – The 29-year-old nephew of Navajo Vice President Frank Dayish Jr. has been killed in Iraq.Sergeant Lee Duane Todacheene of Lukachukai, Arizona, was killed Monday night.
Dayish says he and his family are devastated by the news.
Todacheene was a member of the Army’s First Infantry Division medic unit. He was stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany, where he and his family have lived for the past two years.
Todacheene is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, and his 8- and 9-year-old sons.
Todacheene’s brother Rydell Todacheene says Army officials told the family that his brother was killed in a surprise attack and died instantly. No other details were immediately available.
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