In Memory OfSPC Russell H. Nahvi

SPC Russell H. Nahvi, 24, U.S. Army, born August 30, 1981, was killed in action on October 19, 2005. Nahvi served as a Combat Medic with 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While on patrol in Balad, his convoy came under heavy enemy fire, and the Humvee he was riding in was struck by an IED. Nahvi and two of his brothers-in-arms did not survive the blast. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!