The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, SP4 Levi E. Nuncio, who died in the service of his country on June 22nd, 2011 in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The cause of death was listed as Small Arms Fire. At the time of his death Levi was 24 years of age. He was from Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The decorations earned by SP4 Levi E. Nuncio include: the Combat Medical Badge, the Soldiers Medal, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart,
SPC Nuncio was born in Laredo ,Texas on September 10, 1986. He grew up in Harrisonburg, Virginia and enlisted in the United States Army on September 23, 2009. He received his Basic Combat Training in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and his Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he became a Health Care Specialist. He arrived to Headquarter and Headquarters Company, 2-35th Infantry on May 26, 2010. During his tenure in Cacti he held the position of Line Medic for 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company.
SPC Nuncio's awards and decorations include: Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, and Combat Medical Badge.
SPC Nuncio died in action in support of Operation Enduring Freedom XII, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
He is survived by both his parents Raul and Berta Nuncio, as well as his older brother Dan I. Nuncio.
(From The Washington Post)
Levi Nuncio, who was living in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley when he enlisted in the Army, "loved helping people," his girlfriend said Sunday night. So when he had the opportunity to pick a specialty in the service, said Donnie Widdowfield, he became a medic.
Specialist 4 Levi E Nuncio, who listed Harrisonburg, VA as his hometown, was serving in Afghanistan on June 22 when he died in Kunar province of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by small arms fire.
"He loved doing it," Widdowfield said, "He was always excited when I talked to him."
Widdowfield, a resident of Elkton, VA, described Nuncio as "real quiet and laid back."
In addition, she said, "no matter what the circumstance, he could always put a smile on your face somehow."
Nuncio, 24, was energetic and determined. After dropping out of high school, Widdowfield said, he earned his GED. One reason he enlisted, she said, was to obtain the money needed for further schooling. When his service was over, Widdowfield said, he hoped to study to become a dentist.
Patriotism was also a motivation, said Mary Widdowfield, Donnie's grandmother. Before Nuncio went to Afghanistan she said, he flew back to Virginia from Hawaii where he had been stationed. Then Donnie Widdowfield took him to the airport for the first leg of the trip that would eventually take him to Afghanistan.
"He was going toward the plane", said the grandmother, and he looked back and said, "I love you, but I have got to go, this is my job." According to the older Widdowfield, "He was a wonderful person."
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