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Dominic "Nick" J Sacco

Albany, New York

November 20, 2005

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Sgt

Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division

Fort Riley, Kansas

Killed in Taji, Iraq, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire.

FT. RILEY, Kan. Sgt. Dominic (Nick) Joseph Sacco, 32, Ft. Riley, was
killed Sunday, November 20, 2005 in Taji, Iraq. Nick was born November 26,
1972 in Albany, N.Y., the son of William and Diane Ramandi Sacco. He
graduated from Albany High School in 1991. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on
March 14, 1996.

Nick was currently serving his second tour of duty in Iraq.
He was a member of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment at Ft.
Riley. He enjoyed baseball and basketball but, most of all, spending time
with his family.

Nick married Brandy Starin on March 27, 2003. She survives.
Other survivors include a son, Anthony William Sacco; step-daughter, Elyssa
Armstrong, both of the home; his parents, William and Diane Sacco, Leesburg,
Fla.; and a sister, Lisa Livingston, Scotia, N.Y.

A funeral service will be
held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2005 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town
Chapel. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel's Memorial Park Cemetery. Sgt. Sacco
will lie in state at the funeral home after 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December
1, 2005. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made
to the Anthony Sacco Memorial Fund, C/O Capital Federal Savings, 700 S.
Kansas, Topeka, KS 66603. A special message for the family can be left
online at: www.PenwellGabel.com