Rest in Peace.
Posted on 05/18/2006 5:31:22 AM PDT by RDTF
John Engeman had a goal for his wife. On Saturday, Donna Engeman achieved it when she received a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration.
John Engeman, a career military man who grew up in East Northport and was stationed in southern Iraq, watched with pride as his wife received her diploma, thanks to an Internet feed set up by Concord University in West Virginia.
"He was so excited for me," Engeman said.
"For him to be able to see me graduate was really special. He told me afterward that I looked great," she said, her voice cracking. "Then he said, 'I'll call you tomorrow for Mother's Day.'"
That call never came.
John Engeman, 45, an Army chief warrant officer, was killed Sunday when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb, exploded and flipped over, his family said yesterday.
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Rest in Peace.
I second that statement.
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