Army Cpl. Jose Rubio Hernandez, 24, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died March 24 in Baghdad from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Also killed were Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Hake, Pfc. Andrew J. Habsieger and Pfc. George Delgado. Born in Mexico and raised in southern Texas, Rubio was the youngest of nine siblings and the most educated.
He graduated from college with a degree in computer science and had recently filled out his paperwork to apply for U.S. citizenship, his brother, Edgar, said.
When Rubio left for a second tour of duty recently, he told his wife and family he had a bad feeling. "He didn't know if he was going to make it out alive," Edgar, 32, said. "He told everyone, my mother, my nephew.
We thought he was just a little down. We realize now that he was saying bye to everyone." In April 2009, Jose's hometown of Mission, Texas renamed First Street in his honor to "Corporal Jose A. Rubio Street".
Also killed were Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Hake, Pfc. Andrew J. Habsieger and Pfc. George Delgado. Born in Mexico and raised in southern Texas, Rubio was the youngest of nine siblings and the most educated.
He graduated from college with a degree in computer science and had recently filled out his paperwork to apply for U.S. citizenship, his brother, Edgar, said.
When Rubio left for a second tour of duty recently, he told his wife and family he had a bad feeling. "He didn't know if he was going to make it out alive," Edgar, 32, said. "He told everyone, my mother, my nephew.
We thought he was just a little down. We realize now that he was saying bye to everyone." In April 2009, Jose's hometown of Mission, Texas renamed First Street in his honor to "Corporal Jose A. Rubio Street".
Army Cpl. Jose Rubio Hernandez, 24, of Mission, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died March 24 in Baghdad from wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
Also killed were Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Hake, Pfc. Andrew J. Habsieger and Pfc. George Delgado. Born in Mexico and raised in southern Texas, Rubio was the youngest of nine siblings and the most educated.
He graduated from college with a degree in computer science and had recently filled out his paperwork to apply for U.S. citizenship, his brother, Edgar, said.
When Rubio left for a second tour of duty recently, he told his wife and family he had a bad feeling. "He didn't know if he was going to make it out alive," Edgar, 32, said. "He told everyone, my mother, my nephew.
We thought he was just a little down. We realize now that he was saying bye to everyone." In April 2009, Jose's hometown of Mission, Texas renamed First Street in his honor to "Corporal Jose A. Rubio Street".
Also killed were Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Hake, Pfc. Andrew J. Habsieger and Pfc. George Delgado. Born in Mexico and raised in southern Texas, Rubio was the youngest of nine siblings and the most educated.
He graduated from college with a degree in computer science and had recently filled out his paperwork to apply for U.S. citizenship, his brother, Edgar, said.
When Rubio left for a second tour of duty recently, he told his wife and family he had a bad feeling. "He didn't know if he was going to make it out alive," Edgar, 32, said. "He told everyone, my mother, my nephew.
We thought he was just a little down. We realize now that he was saying bye to everyone." In April 2009, Jose's hometown of Mission, Texas renamed First Street in his honor to "Corporal Jose A. Rubio Street".
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