CHESAPEAKE
A memorial service for a Chesapeake man killed in Iraq a week ago will be held Saturday at Norfolk Naval Station, his family has announced.
Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kilian Dozier, 30, was among a half dozen soldiers killed Jan. 9 during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, the Pentagon has said.
They died when an improvised explosive device went off inside a building they had entered, intending to secure it, during an offensive to clear Sunni insurgents from the northern Diyala River Valley, 60 miles north of Baghdad.
The structure had been checked out and cleared of hazards about two weeks earlier, Army commanders said. But insurgents apparently had sneaked back into it afterwards and rigged it with explosives.
The soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division based in Vilseck, Germany, which is attached for the Diyala operation to the Second Infantry Division, the Pentagon said.
A memorial service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, at the David Adams Memorial Chapel at the Norfolk Naval Station. Guests should enter through Gate 2 and present a drivers license for identification.
A reception will follow the service at the Vista Point Club at Norfolk Naval Station.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Great Bridge Chapel of Oman Funeral Home & Crematory, 653 Cedar Road in Chesapeake.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Saving Grace Memorial Fund, for the future needs of Dozier's 1-year-old daughter, Emma Grace Dozier, c/o any branch of the Bank of Hampton Roads or by mail to 239 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, Va. 23322.
Friends are invited to sign the online guest book at www.omanfh.com.
Arrangements for Dozier's burial in Arlington National Cemetery are not yet complete.
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