Health & Fitness
Rest in Peace Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr.
It is with deep regret and sorrow that we add another New Jersey Hero to the Wall of Honor.
It is with deep regret and sorrow that we add another New Jersey Hero to the Wall of Honor.
Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr. from Bayonne NJ/Albany NY was killed while on patrol in Afghanistan on July 10, the Department of Defense said. He died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire while on a mounted patrol.
He is survived by his wife Sarah; daughter, Emma Grace Nieves; son, Rafael A. Nieves III, all of Oak Grove, Ky.; father, Rafael A. Nieves Sr. of Schenectady, N.Y. and mother, Tina R. Roman of Bayonne.
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Spc. Nieves Jr. will be honored and remembered on Sunday September 25, 2011 by the Run Team of the NJ Run for the Fallen as they enter Holmdel on the last day of their run from Cape May to finish at the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.
For more go to http://www.njrunforthefallen.org/spc-rafael-nieves-jr.html
