Vargas, Anthony
Army Specialist

Anthony Vargas, age 27, from Reading, Pennsylvania, Berks county.

Parents: Julio Vargas and Maria Vargas
Spouse: Luisa L. Vargas
Children: Nathaniel S. Vargas, Lucas A. Vargas, Olivia Vargas

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Enlisted October 2008.

Date of death: Monday, November 8, 2010
Death details: Died in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when his vehicle stuck an improvised explosive device.

Source: Department of Defense, Reading Eagle, Military Times