AGE:  25

HOMETOWN:  Lewis, New York

UNIT:  assigned to the Marine Forces Reserve's 4th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)

DUTY STATION:  Reno, Nevada

DIED:  October 21, 2005

LOCATION OF INCIDENT:  in the vicinity of Haqlaniyah, Iraq

CAUSE:  killed by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces