Nieves, Rafael A. Jr.
Army Specialist

Rafael A. Jr. Nieves, age 22, from Albany, New York, Albany county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Date of death: Sunday, July 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small arms rocket-propelled grenade fires.

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times