Spc. Joseph M. Lewis was assigned to the 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. Spc. Lewis, 26, died on Nov. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. 

In addition to his daughter, Abiageal, Lewis is survived by his wife, Teresa; parents, Mike and Pam Lewis; sister and brother-in-law, Amanda and Josh Rodriguez; and grandparents, Carl and Betty Baker and Barbara Hall.
