AGE:  28

HOMETOWN:  Effingham, Illinois

UNIT:  3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation 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:  5/19/06 Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery

FUNERAL HOME:  M.A. Neal Funeral Home