Staff Sgt. Esau I. De la Pena-Hernandez
Hometown: La Puente, California, U.S.
Age: 25 years old
Died: May 15, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Incident: died May 15 at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan.
Related Links:
Honoring De La Pena-Hernandez and Lee (Hudson Valley Press Online)
US Troops killed in Afghanistand and Africa (Syracuse.com)
