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Rocky Herrera
Died: 2007-08-27
Afghanistan
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"Rocky believed in what he was doing and he had to protect his troops because it was his job." -- Elaine Herrera, Mother Sgt. Herrera, 43, was killed when his unit was approached by a suicide bomber in a vehicle that detonated while the soldiers were building a bridge. Two other U.S. soldiers died and six were injured during the incident.
 
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