Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 11 June, 2010
Unit: 264th Clearance Company, 27th Engineer Battalion
Hometown: Smithville, Texas
Sgt. Mario Rodriguez, 24, of Smithville, Texas, died June 11 in Powrak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. He was assigned to the 264th Clearance Company, 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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