AGE:  26

HOMETOWN:  Caliente, California

UNIT:  3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,

I Marine Expeditionary Force

DUTY STATION:  Twentynine Palms, California

DIED:  March 06, 2006 at National Naval Medical Center

LOCATION OF INCIDENT:  Anbar province, Iraq

CAUSE:  an improvised explosive device detonated on 2/25/06

BURIED:  3/14/06 at Hill of Valor

FUNERAL HOME:  Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary, Bakersfield

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS:  Piute Mountain School Playground Fund, 12400 Caliente Creek Rd, Caliente, CA 93518; Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, 825 College Blvd. Suite 102, PMB 609, Oceanside, CA. 92057; or FallenHeroes.org