AGE:  34

HOMETOWN:  Texas

UNIT:  3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)

DUTY STATION:  Fort Drum N.Y.

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:  Elmwood Cemetery, Augsta Kansas, with full Military Honors

FUNERAL HOME:  Hillside Funeral Homes Augsta Kansas