AGE:  26

HOMETOWN:  Bellevue, Nebraska

UNIT:  2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)

DUTY STATION:  Fort Drum, N.Y

DIED:  May 18, 2006

LOCATION OF INCIDENT:  Baghdad

CAUSE:  injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations