Edwin Rivera, age 28, from Waterford, Connecticut, New London county.
Spouse: Married
Children: Two children
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Norwalk, Connecticut
Date of death: Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Death details: Died at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland of wounds sustained May 20 when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using indirect fire at Contingency Outpost Xio Haq, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Jordan, Waterford
Source: Department of Defense, Norwich Bulletin, Neilan Funeral Homes, Military Times