Pelagio Valdez SHARING THE STORY OF A FILIPINO AMERICAN U.S. ARMY RANGER WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OUR NATION DURING OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: Staff Sergeant Nino D. Livaudais 3 April 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Nino D. Livaudais was born 30 April 1979 in Olongapo, Phillippines. He later moved to his hometown, Syracuse, Utah. Volunteering in the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), he entered the U.S. Army in February 1998. He completed basic combat training (BCT) in the military operational specialty of Infantryman (11B10) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Staff Sergeant Livaudais continued his military training at Fort Benning when he attended the Basic Airborne School and graduated in June 1998. On 31 July 1998, he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He earned his Ranger Tab after graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger Course in 1999 also at Fort Benning. After deploying to Iraq, Staff Sergeant Livaudais became a squad leader with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He died in combat after a civilian vehicle exploded at a Coalition checkpoint 18 km southwest of Hadithah Dam in Iraq. His awards and decorations include a Good Conduct Medal, two (2) National Defense Service Medals (NDSMs), three (3) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals (AFEMs), the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, three (3) Army Achievement Medals, the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Parachutist Badge and the Ranger Tab. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor and the Purple Heart. He was also a recipient of the German Parachutist Badge. From October 2001 until January 2002, Staff Sgt. Livaudais deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He is survived by his wife, Jackie and two (2) children, Destre and Carson of Fort Mitchell, Alabama. He is also survived by his mother, Divina Livaudais of Utah. As a Ranger, Staff Sergeant Livaudais distinguished himself as a member of the U.S. Army’s premier light-infantry unit, traveled to all corners of the world in support of the Global War on Terrorism and fought valiantly to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of his Ranger Regiment. RANGERS LEAD THE WAY! — at Balad Airbase, Iraq https://facebook/pelagio.valdez?fref=ts
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