Army Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Cuka
Died December 04, 2005 serving during Operation Iraqi Freedom27, of Yankton, S.D.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, South Dakota Army National Guard, Yankton, S.D.; killed Dec. 4 when improvised explosive devices detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Sgt. 1st Class Richard L. Schild.