Branch of Service: United States Army
Date of Death: 7 January, 2011
Unit: 86th Signal Battalion
Hometown: Nampa, Idaho
Pfc. Robert J. Near, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, died Jan. 7 at Kandahar, Afghanistan, while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was assigned to the 86th Signal Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
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