 He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and his grave can be found in section 60, site 8544.Since the beginning of the Iraq War, he is one of five known United States servicemembers who have thrown themselves on a live grenade.The other personnel known to have done this are Marine Corporal Jason Dunham, Navy SEAL Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, Marine Corporal Kyle Carpenter, and Marine Sergeant Rafael Peralta.