Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 22 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 22, 2007. Army Ranger, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Parachutist Badge.