1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Drum, NY
He was a cavalry scout who was in the gunner in a turret of a high-mobility, multipurpose-wheeled vehicle conducting combat patrols when an improvised explosive device struck the vehicle. He served in Afghanistan from August 2003 to April 2004, before being sent to Iraq.
He was predeceased by his mother. He was survived by his father; his wife of three years; and a brother.
1st Battalion, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Drum, NY
He was a cavalry scout who was in the gunner in a turret of a high-mobility, multipurpose-wheeled vehicle conducting combat patrols when an improvised explosive device struck the vehicle. He served in Afghanistan from August 2003 to April 2004, before being sent to Iraq.
He was predeceased by his mother. He was survived by his father; his wife of three years; and a brother.
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BRONZE STAR
PURPLE HEART
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM