Israel P. Nuanes, age 38, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Dona Ana county.
Spouse: Rosina Nuanes
Children: Israel Javier Juan Nuanes, Laurissa Marie Nuanes
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Casa Grande Union High (1992), Western New Mexico University (1999)
Military history: 741st Ordnance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas, part of the 84th Ordnance Battalion, 71st Ordnance Group.
Date of death: Saturday, May 12, 2012
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained during an enemy attack with an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, El Paso Times, Las Cruces Sun-News, Military Times