
Spc. Rel A. Ravago IV was considering studying art when he decided to enlist. "When he was 7, he was already painting really nice watercolors," said his uncle, who shares his name. "We were so proud, we would frame them." Ravago, 21, of Glendale, Calif., and stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., was killed Nov. 23 when his vehicle was attacked in Mosul, Iraq. A day earlier, Ravago was online wishing his mother a happy birthday. He told her he had met a Filipina who worked in the Army mess hall. "He was asking his mom to teach him something in Tagalog so he could impress the girl," his uncle said. "We were all teasing (him) and laughing about it."
— Associated Press
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