Rank: Sergeant
Unit: D Trp, 2d Squadron, 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Duty station: Vilseck, Germany
MOS: 11B – Infantryman
Awards: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Afghanistan NATO Medal
Badges: Air Assault Badge
Deployments: 2 in Iraq, 1 in Afghanistan
Enlisted: 2004
Date of birth: 28 April 1985
Hometown: Fort Smith, Arkansas
High School: Southside High School
Married: Heidi
Children: daughter Madison, sons Jeremy and Tyler
Campaign: Afghanistan
Died: 20 November 2010
Age at death: 25
Cause of death: Noncombat-related incident
Location of fatality: Qalat, Afghanistan
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Place of interment: Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas
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