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Tim Vakoc
Henry Timothy "Tim" Vakoc ("VAH-kitch") (January 8, 1960 – June 20, 2009) was a Roman Catholic priest and a United States Army chaplain during the Iraq War, attaining the rank of major. Vakoc was the only U.S. military chaplain to die from wounds received in the Iraq War. He was critically injured on May 29, 2004, when his Humvee was struck by an IED (improvised explosive device) as he was returning from celebrating Mass for soldiers. He was also the first documented U.S. Army chaplain seriously injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom.〔(Minnesota Army Chaplain Timothy Vakoc receives Purple Heart" ), CatholicMil.org (Catholics in the Military), July 5, 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-13.〕 He died on June 20, 2009.
==Early years==
Vakoc was born on January 8, 1960, in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.〔("Brave Catholic Army chaplain dies from injuries suffered in Iraq" ), Catholic News Agency, June 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-13.〕 He graduated in 1978 from Benilde-St. Margaret's School, Minneapolis.〔("Humor and Guts: Stories abound about injured priest hero" ), CatholicMil.org (Catholics in the Military), June 20, 2004. Retrieved 2009-09-13.〕 He graduated from St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota〔 and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was also a member of the fraternity staff, visiting chapters in the midwestern and northeastern United States.
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