Service:  MARINE CORPS
Component:  ACTIVE DUTY
Name:  PARADA-RODRIGUEZ, NICHOLAS DIMAS
Rank:  CPL
Pay Grade:  E04
Date of Death:  2010/05/16
Age:  29
Gender:  MALE
Home of Record City:  STAFFORD
Home of Record State:  VA
Home of Record Country:  US
Unit:  1ST BN 6TH MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC
Incident Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Geographic Code:  AF
Casualty Country:  AFGHANISTAN
City of Loss:  HELMAND PROVINCE

Casualty Release:
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty No: 406-10

Burial Location:
Arlington National Cemetery
Section 60 Site 9158

Obituary:

USMC Cpl. Nicolas Parada-Rodriguez, 29, of Stafford County died Sunday, May 16, 2010, in Afghanistan.

Cpl. Parada-Rodriguez is survived by his wife, Shada; his parents, Nicolas and Luisa Parada; his sisters, Maria and Norma; his brother, Lisandro; his maternal grandmother, Ana Rodriguez; his nieces and nephews; and other family and friends.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at Arlington National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 26, at Covenant Funeral Service, 1310 Courthouse Road, Stafford.