Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog

19, of Tampa, Fla.

assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; killed Oct. 3 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Haqlaniyah, Iraq. Also killed were: Spc. Jacob T. Vanderbosch and Sgt. Bryan W. Large.

He graduated high school in 2004… and was assigned to Fort Bragg… He had three diplomas - infantry training, javelin course and airborne course - framed on his dresser. He used to shut off the ceiling fan and air conditioner on Saturday mornings just to sweep his room when other teens would be sleeping. Baez hoped one day to be a psychiatrist. He was known to befriend children and chat with seniors. He would give up his television for his young niece.

St. Pete Times article: A Son Gone Too Soon

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