Orlando soldier who just became citizen dies in Afghanistan

Orlando soldier who just became citizen dies in Afghanistan
Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr., 26, died Sunday after rollover crash in Kandahar, officials say
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
11:13 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2011

New American citizen Private Alberto Obod smiles as he looks over his certificate at the Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan Naturalization Ceremony at Kandahar Air Field, Kandahar, Afghanistan on Friday, April 22, 2011. (S.K. Vemmer/Department of State)

In April, U.S. Army Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr. beamed as he officially became an American citizen. On Sunday, officials said, he lost his life while serving his nation in the Middle East.

The 26-year-old soldier and Orlando resident died Sunday in Afghanistan's Kandahar province after he was fatally injured in a vehicle rollover, the U.S. Department of Defense said.

Obod was assigned to the 391st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command's 16th Sustainment Brigade, based in Bamberg, Germany.

A native of the Philippines, Obod had a natural talent for tumbling, family said, and worked as a traveling acrobat before suffering an injury at age 17.
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