Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: E Trp, 2d Squadron, 2d Armor Cavalry Regiment
Duty station: Fort Polk, Louisiana
MOS: 19D – Cavalry Scout
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon
Badges: Combat Action Badge
Deployments: 1 in Iraq
Enlisted: 1995
Commission Source: Na
Date of birth: 5-May-1977
Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska
High School: Lincoln Northeast
Married: Kristen
Children: Alexandria
Campaign: Iraq
Died: 10-Oct-2003
Age at death: 26
Cause of death: Killed in action – Rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire
Location of fatality: Baghdad, Iraq
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Place of interment: Lincoln Memorial Park in Lincoln, Nebraska
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Notes: Killed with Sean Silva. Swisher joined the Army out of high school, overcoming dyslexia to pass his entrance exam.