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| Age: |
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34 |
| Hometown: |
Pittsburgh, PA
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| Date of Death: |
8/27/2003 |
| Incident Location: |
Fallujah, Iraq |
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| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Spc. |
| Unit: |
C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment |
| Unit's Base: |
Fort Sill, OK |
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Spc. Rafael L. Navea's family cherished him both for his big-picture perspective and for the way he was with those he loved.
"He wanted to have a better world for everybody," said his mother, Lucia Kirkpatrick of Weston, Fla.
"He was a very, very good man, a very good man and an excellent father. I cannot explain to you how wonderful he was as a husband," said his wife, Marina Ianni-Navea.
Navea, 34, of Pittsburgh, died Aug. 27 in Iraq after his vehicle hit an explosive device. Stationed at Fort Sill, he was married and the father of sons ages 12, 5 and 3.
Navea made clear his love for his family, said Lt. Col. David Hill, battalion commander.
"Every time we spoke, that was our first topic of conversation. He was very proud of his wife and three sons and he always had a smile on his face when he talked about them."
(Additional information provided by the family)
Ralphael Navea served in the US Army and was killed in Iraq, August 2003. He and his wife were employed and lived in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh and both worked at UPMC. He is survived by his wife Marina and 3 sons, Sergio, Nicholas and Alexander. They left Pittsburgh for his base in Oklahoma before he was ordered to Iraq. He was only there 33 days before he was killed by a home made road side bomb that detonated as their convoy proceeded back to base. |
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