6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Australian ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Austral ian ▁journal ists ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁novel ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Henry ▁Tim othy ▁" Tim " ▁V ak oc ▁(" VA H - k itch ") ▁( J anu ary ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁and ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁chap lain ▁during ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁att aining ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major . ▁He ▁was ▁crit ically ▁injured ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁his ▁Hum vee ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁an ▁I ED ▁( im pro vised ▁explos ive ▁device ) ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁returning ▁from ▁celebr ating ▁Mass ▁for ▁soldiers . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁documented ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁chap lain ▁seriously ▁injured ▁during ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁V ak oc ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁in ▁Rob b ins dale , ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁from ▁Ben ilde - St . ▁Margaret ' s ▁School , ▁Min ne apolis . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁St . ▁Cloud ▁State ▁University