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Russell H. Nahvi

Army Spc. Russell H. Nahvi

24, of Arlington, Texas; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed Oct. 19 when his Humvee was struck by enemy indirect fire during patrol operations in Balad, Iraq. Also killed were Sgt. Arthur A. Mora Jr. and Spc. Jose E. Rosario.

The 24-year-old medic is a graduate of the Rescue Training Inc "Tactical Medic Course". An award in his name (on behalf of all tactical medic graduates of the RTI EMT-T course) is presented to one person at the completion of each Tactical Medic course.

"He e-mailed his sister the day he died, and he told her not to tell us that he would be going in on patrol," said his mother, Nancy Nahvi, of Arlington. "That's where it all happened"

Two weeks before his death, her son told her that he was bored when confined to the base and wanted to be in the field, where he could actively help. When his friend and fellow medic went on leave, he volunteered to fill in on patrols, Nancy Nahvi said.

He was participating in one such patrol when indirect enemy fire struck his vehicle. Also killed in the attack were Sgt. Arthur A. Mora Jr., 23, of Pico Rivera, Calif. and Spc. Jose E. Rosario, 20, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands. All three were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division in Fort Stewart, Ga.

Russell Nahvi joined the military in 2003 and was inspired to become a medic by a television series about soldiers, as well as by her own experience as a nurse, Nancy Nahvi said.

The soldier was a 1999 graduate of Arlington Martin High School. He studied at the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Tech University and Texas Christian University before deciding to enlist, his mother said.

He is survived by his mother, his father, Sam Nahvi, and his sister, Nina Nahvi.

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Died:
October 19, 2005



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