Ricardo X. Rodriguez dies 'of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations'

An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while his unit was on patrol near Bayji, Iraq, on Thursday, the Army said in a news release.Sgt. Ricardo Rodriguez of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was a gunner with 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.“He was a leader and a teacher to his soldiers, and his