Army Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker
30, of Plymouth, Pa., assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 103rd Armor Regiment, Army National Guard, Tamaqua, Pa.; killed April 26 by a large explosion while performing site security in Baghdad.
Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker dedicated his life to helping those less fortunate. The 30-year-old was a caseworker for the mentally disabled since he graduated from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 1995. A National Guardsman based at Scranton, Pa., Baker, a native of Plymouth, Pa., died April 26 in a Baghdad explosion. His 9-year-old son, J.D., dressed in a copy of his father's desert uniform at his funeral service. His mother, Celeste Zappala, is a peace activist in Philadelphia. Baker is also survived by his wife, Debra.
— Associated Press
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