Jason Nunez

AGE: 22
HOMETOWN: Naranjito, Puerto Rico (native of Fountain Hill)
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Army
RANK: corporal
UNIT: 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, N.C.
DATE OF DEATH: March 25, 2007
CAUSE: Killed in Baqubah, Iraq, along with three other soldiers when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle.
PLACE OF BURIAL: Puerto Rico National Cemetery, Bayamon
RELATED STORIES:
March 28, 2007: Soldier with local ties killed in Iraq
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