Sgt. Ruiz served with the 9th Military Information Support Battalion (Airborne) based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He joined the Army in May 2009. On completion of his training he attended the Psychological Operations Advanced Individual Training and Korean Language School at Ft. Bragg, and graduated in August 2010. He deployed to Afghanistan in September this year.
His medals and honours include the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghan Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Parachutist Badge.
He leaves his wife Kira and his 14-month-old son Caleb, along with many other relatives and friends.
The other soldier killed was Staff Sergeant Kashif M. Memon.
He was my son-in-law. His memory will continue with us. God bless his wife and son and may all of us remember that this is someones husband/father/son!
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