LibertyUnites • Tributes
Armando Hernandez
Profile
Name: Army Spc. Armando Hernandez
Age: 22
From: Hesperia, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Armando Hernandez was killed Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.
Died: August 01, 2004
California family mourns soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 22
From: Hesperia, Calif.
Assigned to the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident: Army Spc. Armando Hernandez was killed Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.
Died: August 01, 2004
• • • • •
California family mourns soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
HESPERIA, Calif. — Spc. Armando Hernandez often wrote to his family about the dangers he faced in Iraq.
On Sunday, the 22-year-old soldier was killed when a bomb went off near his guard post in Samarra.
Relatives said Hernandez would send e-mails every few days to his mother and sisters, describing Iraq as harsh and hot.
“He said it was dangerous where he was, that we would have never been able to believe what he has seen,” said his sister, Delia Nava.
Hernandez was assigned to a mortar platoon in the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. He was to have been promoted to sergeant, which will be noted...
Occupation
the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany
Incident
Army Spc. Armando Hernandez was killed Aug. 1 when an improvised explosive device exploded near his guard post in Samarra, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Armando Hernandez
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.