NYC firefighter leaves NY to fight fire in Iraq

TAJI, IRAQ

03.12.2008

Courtesy Photo

2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Pfc. Nicholas Pata, a New York City native, who serves as a radio-telephone operator for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, was a volunteer firefighter in the Rockland County Fire Department prior to joining the Army. Pata assisted in the rescuing efforts after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

• Date Taken: 03.12.2008
• Date Posted: 12.31.2011 00:19
• Photo ID: 81932
• Resolution: 715x2000
• Size: 175.61 KB
• Location: TAJI, IQ