AGE:  19

HOMETOWN:  Worcester, Massachusetts

UNIT:  71st Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)

DUTY STATION:  Fort Drum, New York

DIED:  May 5, 2006

LOCATION OF INCIDENT:  east of Abad, Afghanistan, in the Kunar province

CAUSE:  the CH-47 Chinook helicopter he was traveling on crashed during combat operations

BURIED:  5/17/06 with full military honors

FUNERAL HOME:  Mercadante Memorial Funeral Home