AGE:  27

HOMETOWN:  San Diego

UNIT:  71st Cavalry 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:  5/15/06 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

FUNERAL HOME:  Featheringill Mortuary

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS:  USO or the San Diego-Imperial Council, Boy Scouts of America