*Updated* Two 10th Mountain Division Soldiers killed in Afghanistan - MyABC50.com
Two 10th Mountain Division Soldiers stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, were killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Friday September 23, Sergeant Rafael E. Bigai Baez, 28, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, lost his life.
Sergeant Bigai Baez was an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He joined the Army in October 2003, then arrived at Fort Polk in June, 2010, deploying to Kuwait from December 2004 to December 2005. He then deployed to Afghanistan with his unit in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in October 2010.
Sergeant Bigai Baez's awards and decorations include:
- Bronze Star
- Purple Heart
- Army Commendation Medal
- three Army Achievement Medals
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
- National Defense Service Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal
- Non Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon
- Army Service Ribbon
- two Overseas Service Ribbons
- NATO Medal
- Combat Infantryman Badge
He completed the Warrior Leadership Course and the Combatives Level 1 course.
Sergeant Bigai Baez is survived by his two children, his mother and father.
Also killed was Private First Class Carlos A. Aparicio,19, of San Bernardino, California.
PFC Aparicio was an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. He joined the Army in June 2010, and after training at Fort Benning, Georgia, he arrived at Fort Polk in January, 2011. He then deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in February 2011.
Aparicio's awards and decorations include:
- Bronze Star
- Purple Heart
- Army Achievement Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Army Service Ribbon
- Overseas Service Ribbon
- NATO Medal
- Combat Infantryman Badge.
PFC Aparicio is survived by his mother and father.
27 Sep, 2011
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