Robert J. Near, age 21, from Nampa, Idaho, Canyon county.
Parents: Dale Near
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Granger High (2007)
Military history: 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Date of death: Friday, January 7, 2011
Death details: Died at Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times