Army Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr.

Died July 10, 2011 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

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22, of Albany, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 10 at FOB Orgun-E, Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.