A soldier from Las Vegas was killed in Afghanistan when his unit was ambushed. From the Las Vegas Sun: A 21-year-old soldier from Las Vegas died Sunday in Afghanistan after insurgents attacked his mounted patrol unit, the Department of Defense announced today.
Spc. Brian Tabada, 21, died in the Kunar providence of Afghanistan from wounds suffered when attacked by insurgents using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade, officials said.
Tabada, who joined the Army in August 2008, was assigned to the First Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, First Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
He had arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2009 as a fire support specialist, officials from the base said.
Fort Campbell officials said Tabada is survived by his father, Muncko Kruize, of Honolulu, and his mother, Leinette Mahan, of Las Vegas.
Clark County School District officials said Tabada had attended Shadow Ridge High School and then Arbor View High School before moving out of state in 2005.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/01/las-vegas-soldier-killed-afghanistan-attack/
Gov. Sandoval ordered flags to fly at half staff in Nevada.
May this hero rest in peace and his family find comfort in knowing that he is a hero.
Spc. Brian Tabada, 21, died in the Kunar providence of Afghanistan from wounds suffered when attacked by insurgents using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade, officials said.
Tabada, who joined the Army in August 2008, was assigned to the First Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, First Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division based in Fort Campbell, Ky.
He had arrived at Fort Campbell in January 2009 as a fire support specialist, officials from the base said.
Fort Campbell officials said Tabada is survived by his father, Muncko Kruize, of Honolulu, and his mother, Leinette Mahan, of Las Vegas.
Clark County School District officials said Tabada had attended Shadow Ridge High School and then Arbor View High School before moving out of state in 2005.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/01/las-vegas-soldier-killed-afghanistan-attack/
Gov. Sandoval ordered flags to fly at half staff in Nevada.
May this hero rest in peace and his family find comfort in knowing that he is a hero.
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