Sergeant Paredez, of Las Vegas, Nevada. He moved to Las Vegas as a teenager, where he joined the Army in 1993 after graduating from Clark High School. He worked as a helicopter mechanic at Fort Hood. After his enlistement ended, Alfred married his wife Cheryl, and began working as a copy machine tech. In early 2001, he re-enlisted in the Army to become an infantryman and served in such places as Kosovo and South Korea, winding up in Iraq first for an eight-month tour and again for 13 months. On his second tour, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Texas. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was returning from a convoy escort mission. Alfred was awarded the Purple Heart and and a Bronze Star medal for meritorious service. Alfred is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his stepdaughter, Laura; stepson, James; mother, Denise; stepfather, Raymond; and father, Alfred Sr.
Sergeant Paredez, of Las Vegas, Nevada. He moved to Las Vegas as a teenager, where he joined the Army in 1993 after graduating from Clark High School. He worked as a helicopter mechanic at Fort Hood. After his enlistement ended, Alfred married his wife Cheryl, and began working as a copy machine tech. In early 2001, he re-enlisted in the Army to become an infantryman and served in such places as Kosovo and South Korea, winding up in Iraq first for an eight-month tour and again for 13 months. On his second tour, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Texas. He died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was returning from a convoy escort mission. Alfred was awarded the Purple Heart and and a Bronze Star medal for meritorious service. Alfred is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his stepdaughter, Laura; stepson, James; mother, Denise; stepfather, Raymond; and father, Alfred Sr.
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