Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves of Unadilla, New York was one of Gilbert and Maria Nieves' 10 children, and he dreamed of being an architectural engineer. But his family has a strong history of military service, so he enlisted after graduating from Sidney High School in 2001, where he played football, ran track, and captained the wrestling team. He was an altar boy in this church with his brother, Gil, who was a cadet at West Point. American flags decorated several porches and freshly tied yellow ribbons hugged every tree trunk along Main Street in Sidney, a poignant reminder of what happens in war. He is survived by his wife, Amy. Amy Nieves met her husband in 1995, when they were in fifth grade. Their older sisters conspired to get them together, and he asked her to a dance. They went even though she had the flu. She spent most of the night in the bathroom and didn't dance until the party was over. He grabbed me and started dancing. She said, 'You can't dance without music.' He sang "Stand by Me" in her ear. Soon after graduating from high school in 2001, Nieves proposed. At West Point, you live by three words, duty, honor, country. Isaac lived by my motto and gave the ultimate sacrifice. Hewas awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal and the Go To War On Terrorism Medal posthumously. He was 20.
Army
82nd Engineer Battalion
1st Infantry Division
Bamberg, Germany
Army
82nd Engineer Battalion
1st Infantry Division
Bamberg, Germany
Spc. Isaac Michael Nieves of Unadilla, New York was one of Gilbert and Maria Nieves' 10 children, and he dreamed of being an architectural engineer. But his family has a strong history of military service, so he enlisted after graduating from Sidney High School in 2001, where he played football, ran track, and captained the wrestling team. He was an altar boy in this church with his brother, Gil, who was a cadet at West Point. American flags decorated several porches and freshly tied yellow ribbons hugged every tree trunk along Main Street in Sidney, a poignant reminder of what happens in war. He is survived by his wife, Amy. Amy Nieves met her husband in 1995, when they were in fifth grade. Their older sisters conspired to get them together, and he asked her to a dance. They went even though she had the flu. She spent most of the night in the bathroom and didn't dance until the party was over. He grabbed me and started dancing. She said, 'You can't dance without music.' He sang "Stand by Me" in her ear. Soon after graduating from high school in 2001, Nieves proposed. At West Point, you live by three words, duty, honor, country. Isaac lived by my motto and gave the ultimate sacrifice. Hewas awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal and the Go To War On Terrorism Medal posthumously. He was 20.
Army
82nd Engineer Battalion
1st Infantry Division
Bamberg, Germany
Army
82nd Engineer Battalion
1st Infantry Division
Bamberg, Germany
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