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IRVING, TEXAS – August 25, 2005 –
Mike Dawes of Stilwell, Oklahoma, an International Police Liaison
Officer with DynCorp International, was killed Tuesday by a suicide
bomber in Iraq. A second DynCorp International employee was injured in
the attack.
The attack occurred when a suicide bomber walked
into a dining facility at the Diyala Province Police Headquarters in
downtown Baqubah at about 1:30 p.m. and detonated the explosives.
Mr.
Dawes died at the scene. The injured employee was treated at the scene
and then evacuated to the combat support hospital in Balad. His wounds
were not life-threatening.
Nine Iraqi police officers were
also reportedly killed in the attack, and the building was severely
damaged. Mr. Dawes previously worked at the Tahlequah Police Department
and the Cherokee Nations Marshal Service. He had worked in law
enforcement for 16 years, and he had completed two civilian police
missions with DynCorp International in Kosovo, giving a total of 42
months´ service. He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969, and one
of his sons recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq with the U.S.
military.
Mr. Dawes is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
Police
liaison officers in Iraq are responsible for training and mentoring
Iraqi police officers under the supervision of the Department of State.
DynCorp International has conducted police training with the Department
of State in several countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and
East Timor.
DynCorp International is a leading professional
services and project-management firm serving governments, corporations,
and international organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Irving,
Texas, it has more than 14,000 employees in some 35 countries. It has
its origins in 1946 with the founding of the company subsequently known
as Dynalectron Corporation and later as DynCorp. It had revenues of
nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.
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