New Cuyama, California native SGT Christopher L. Muniz was killed in Afghanistan on 11 Dec 11. The Department of Defense reports the 24-year-old Muniz died from wounds he suffered when his unit was hit with an improvised explosive device.
Muniz was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion; 3rd Brigade Combat Team; 25th Infantry Division; Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Killed alongside Muniz was 30-year-old SPC Ronald H. Wildrick Jr. of Blairstown, New Jersey.
Honolulu television station KITV reports Muniz was killed during his first deployment to Afghanistan. According to the station, he had been in the Army since 2008. He is survived by his wife.
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