Updated at 2:22 p.m., Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wisconsin man identified as among the fallen
Advertiser Staff
Derek A. Dobogai, 26, of Wisconsin is among the soldiers killed in yesterday's Iraq Black Hawk crash, the Fond du Lac (Wisc.) Reporter is reporting on its Web site.Dobogai is a 1999 graduate of Winnebago Lutheran Academy, and is the son of David and Lisa Dobogai, the paper reported.
The Rev. Rick Zahn, a member of the WLA faculty, said faculty members learned of Dobogai's death when they attended orientation yesterday morning. The announcement was on the faculty message board when he arrived, Zahn told the newspaper.
A person at the Dobogai residence said the family had no comment at this time.
"It is in the hands of the Lord," Zahn said. "We will do all that we can for the family."
Zahn said he remembered Dobogai as a "very good student" and a track and cross-country runner.
