Sgt. 1st Class Heringes died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was born in Cleveland and his family moved to Tampa when he was 15. He graduated from Leto High in 1989. After high school, he worked as an auto mechanic. In November 1991, he enlisted in the military and he planned to stay 20 years or more. He completed two overseas tours in Korea from January 1998 to November 1998 and February 2003 to February 2004. He also had one previous combat deployment in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from September 2004 to November 2004. Heringes' awards and decorations include a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, an Army Commendation medal with two oak leaf clusters, an Army Achievement medal with four oak leaf clusters, an Army Good Conduct medal with four loops, a National Defense Service medal with one bronze star, an Iraq Campaign medal, a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service medal, a Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development ribbon, an Army Service ribbon, an Overseas Service ribbon, a Combat Action Badge and a Master Parachutist's badge. He is survived by his wife; his son; and his step-daughter; and his parents, Ronald and Joyce Heringes.
Sgt. 1st Class Heringes died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was born in Cleveland and his family moved to Tampa when he was 15. He graduated from Leto High in 1989. After high school, he worked as an auto mechanic. In November 1991, he enlisted in the military and he planned to stay 20 years or more. He completed two overseas tours in Korea from January 1998 to November 1998 and February 2003 to February 2004. He also had one previous combat deployment in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from September 2004 to November 2004. Heringes' awards and decorations include a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, an Army Commendation medal with two oak leaf clusters, an Army Achievement medal with four oak leaf clusters, an Army Good Conduct medal with four loops, a National Defense Service medal with one bronze star, an Iraq Campaign medal, a Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service medal, a Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development ribbon, an Army Service ribbon, an Overseas Service ribbon, a Combat Action Badge and a Master Parachutist's badge. He is survived by his wife; his son; and his step-daughter; and his parents, Ronald and Joyce Heringes.
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