3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, out of Fort Wainwright, AK
He died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) and small arms fire. He enlisted in the US Army in 2007 and was on his second tour of duty. Among his military awards and decorations were the Bronze Star Medal for Valor (posthumous); Purple Heart; Army Commendation Medal; and Combat Infantryman Badge.
He was survived by his mother; his father; and his two sisters.
Interment on September 14, 2011.
3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, out of Fort Wainwright, AK
He died of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) and small arms fire. He enlisted in the US Army in 2007 and was on his second tour of duty. Among his military awards and decorations were the Bronze Star Medal for Valor (posthumous); Purple Heart; Army Commendation Medal; and Combat Infantryman Badge.
He was survived by his mother; his father; and his two sisters.
Interment on September 14, 2011.