U.S Army Sergeant 1st Class, Anthony Venetz Jr

Anthony Venetz Jr.

U.S Army Sergeant 1st Class, Anthony Venetz Jr., aged 30, from Long Island, NY, died on 28th January 2011, in Parwan province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained in a non-combat incident. 

He was a Special Forces engineer assigned to 2nd Battalion 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne).
 

He joined the Army in February 2001 in Prince William, Virginia, as an infantryman, and attended Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Sgt. Venetz had previously served in Cuba and Iraq.

In 2007, he volunteered for Special Forces and graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course in March 2009.