Spc. Joseph M. Hernandez
Hometown: Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Age: 24 years old
Died: January 9, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany
Incident: Died in the Zabul Province of Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when a makeshift bomb detonated near their vehicle in Jaldak.
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