AGE:  33

HOMETOWN:  Las Vegas, NV

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

DUTY STATION:  Fort Drum N.Y.

DIED:  May 05, 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 at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery

FUNERAL HOME:  Palm Mortuary-Henderson

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS:  a memorial account has been established at Wells Fargo Bank for the children