Kcey Elena Ruiz

2015

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Kcey Elena Ruiz served the U.S. Air Force for 2 years. Kcey served during the years of the Afghanistan, the Global War on Terrorism, the Iraq / Syria and the Syria.

How She Died

Manner Accident

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

What Happened

Senior Airman Kcey Ruiz and Senior Airman Nathan Sartain were killed in a plane crash while providing mobile security for a flight of U.S. Air Force personnel and military contractors at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.

The C-130 transport plane crashed 28 seconds after takeoff, killing all 11 people on board and three people on the ground.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Air Force

2013 – 2015

Conflicts

Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Iraq / Syria Syria

Also Served

United States Air Force Security Forces

Senior Airman

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