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Thursday, September 09, 2010  He was a 20-year-old with a dream, a dream of joining the Army and rising in the ranks. Unfortunately, those dreams were cut short for U.S. Army Pfc. Diego Montoya.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  As the troops leave the Middle East, there are many who lost their lives serving our country in the war.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  He had a smile that could light up a room. At just 20 years old Lance Corporal Derek Hernandez was already considered a hero.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  It is the first indication of a military funeral service, and one that many Valley residents saw Tuesday morning, the procession being led by the Patriot Guard Riders

Monday, June 14, 2010  Many across the Valley stopped to pay their respects to the family of Lance Corporal Derek Hernandez.

Sunday, June 13, 2010  The body of Lance Corporal Derek Hernandez arrived in the Valley on Sunday afternoon. It was the moment, his family had been waiting for anxiously, at last Hernandez was home.

Friday, June 11, 2010  A community in Edinburg comes together Friday night to remember a true hero, Lance Corporal Derek Hernandez.

Friday, June 11, 2010  Funeral arrangements have been confirmed for an Edinburg Marine killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  Marine Lance Corporal Derek Hernandez training schedule still hangs on the wall. A map of Afghanistan, “X” marked the spot where he would be deployed, his first ever.

Monday, June 07, 2010  The family of a fallen Marine from Edinburg said he came from a long line of military service.