Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi, 29, of Seffner, Fla.

SFC Fabrizi was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died July 14, 2009 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his mounted patrol was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire.

Soldier to be buried in hometown of Cleveland
The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The body of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has been returned to Cleveland so he can buried in his native city.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Fabrizi was killed July 14 when his convoy was attacked in Konar province. The 29-year-old was the father of three boys, and his widow is pregnant with their fourth child.

He was scheduled to be buried Saturday.

Fabrizi had toured Iraq three times. He earned a Purple Heart, two Bronze stars and more than a dozen other honors.

Fabrizi was born in Cleveland and moved to Florida at age 10 with his parents, both Marines.

Tampa Bay Online -- A 29-year-old soldier from Seffner has died in Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi was in the Konar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday when his mounted patrol was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

This was Fabrizi's fourth tour in the Middle East; his previous three had been in Iraq. Among his numerous medals were two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.

Samantha Sturgeon said her son, Pfc. Andrew Lansing, was serving under Fabrizi when the attack happened. The sergeant was not only Lansing's mentor but his friend, Sturgeon said.

"Sgt. Fabrizi watched out for him," said Sturgeon, of St. Petersburg. Her son was not hurt in Tuesday's attack.

Sturgeon said her son felt safe when he was around Fabrizi because the sergeant had made it through three previous tours.

"They were good at what they were doing," Sturgeon said. "My son felt he was with the best."

Fabrizi had been a wrestler on the Armwood High School team in the late 1990s.

Fabrizi was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jason J. Fabrizi was killed in action on 7/14/09.