Staff Sgt. Robert Hernandez of Silver Springs, Maryland lived in Silver Spring with his fiancee and three children, ages 8, 18 and 21. His parents and other relatives live in Puerto Rico. One of his sons followed in his father's footsteps and is also in the Army Reserves. Robert was an officer with the D.C. police before joining the Prince George's force. Previously, he was a Baltimore police officer and a law enforcement officer in Puerto Rico. He mentored children at an elementary school, where students regarded him as Officer Friendly, Connell said. In 2000, his squad won a citation for organizing care packages for victims of hunger in Mozambique. Robert died at age 47 in Al Taquaddum, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Army Reserve's
3rd Battalion
318th Regiment
1st Brigade
80th Division (Institutional Training)
Fort Meade, Maryland
Army Reserve's
3rd Battalion
318th Regiment
1st Brigade
80th Division (Institutional Training)
Fort Meade, Maryland
Staff Sgt. Robert Hernandez of Silver Springs, Maryland lived in Silver Spring with his fiancee and three children, ages 8, 18 and 21. His parents and other relatives live in Puerto Rico. One of his sons followed in his father's footsteps and is also in the Army Reserves. Robert was an officer with the D.C. police before joining the Prince George's force. Previously, he was a Baltimore police officer and a law enforcement officer in Puerto Rico. He mentored children at an elementary school, where students regarded him as Officer Friendly, Connell said. In 2000, his squad won a citation for organizing care packages for victims of hunger in Mozambique. Robert died at age 47 in Al Taquaddum, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.
Army Reserve's
3rd Battalion
318th Regiment
1st Brigade
80th Division (Institutional Training)
Fort Meade, Maryland
Army Reserve's
3rd Battalion
318th Regiment
1st Brigade
80th Division (Institutional Training)
Fort Meade, Maryland
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