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Rafael L Navea
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Name: Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea
Age: 34
From: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Sill, Okla.
Incident: Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea was killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: August 27, 2003
Age: 34
From: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Assigned to C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Sill, Okla.
Incident: Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea was killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: August 27, 2003
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...
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C Battery, 2nd Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Sill, Okla.
Incident
Army Spc. Rafael L. Navea was killed Aug. 27 when an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Rafael L Navea
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.