Immigrant of the Day: David Nunez (Mexico)

Our Immigrant of the Day is David Nunez, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army who was killed in action on May 29, 2008 in Shewan, Afghanistan.  Born in Mexico, David’s hometown was Los Angeles.  He left behind two children.

The Department of Defense has reported that Nunez died May 29, 2008 in Shewan, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when he encountered small-arms fire while conducting combat operations.  For more details, see here.

Nunez was a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha team engineer sergeant assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Ft. Bragg, N.C. He in Afghanistan in May for his second deployment to the country. He had also served in Iraq and Kosovo.

Nunez enlisted as an airborne infantryman in February 1999. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division and a military intelligence company before earning his Green Beret. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, three Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, three Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab and the Special Forces Tab.

KJ