Cpl. Jason Hernandez of Streetsboro, Ohio was a 2005 Streetsboro High School graduate where he was on both the wrestling and football team. He was a very accomplished athlete who competed on the high school wrestling team and had played football since he was in middle school. He married his high school sweetheart Alisha on October 16, 2006. Jason was happy, outgoing, energetic, and a young man who loved his life and everyone in it. He had a big heart and so much love for everyone he knew. Jason would do anything in his power to put a smile on your face, even if it meant he had to stand on his head. He was very devoted and dedicated to his work as a soldier. He would write home and stress how important it was for him and all of his fellow brothers to keep his family, friends, and the entire country safe. Jason truly believed in protecting America. He was a very loyal, loving young man that any parent could ever want. He was excited to go into the military throughout his senior year and it was all he talked about. After joining the Army, he often visited the school with recruiters to talk to students. He told about how enthused he was and grateful he was to be part of the armed forces, and how it was changing him. He died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq on his 21st birthday.
Army
1st Squadron
9th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss, Texas
Army
1st Squadron
9th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss, Texas
Cpl. Jason Hernandez of Streetsboro, Ohio was a 2005 Streetsboro High School graduate where he was on both the wrestling and football team. He was a very accomplished athlete who competed on the high school wrestling team and had played football since he was in middle school. He married his high school sweetheart Alisha on October 16, 2006. Jason was happy, outgoing, energetic, and a young man who loved his life and everyone in it. He had a big heart and so much love for everyone he knew. Jason would do anything in his power to put a smile on your face, even if it meant he had to stand on his head. He was very devoted and dedicated to his work as a soldier. He would write home and stress how important it was for him and all of his fellow brothers to keep his family, friends, and the entire country safe. Jason truly believed in protecting America. He was a very loyal, loving young man that any parent could ever want. He was excited to go into the military throughout his senior year and it was all he talked about. After joining the Army, he often visited the school with recruiters to talk to students. He told about how enthused he was and grateful he was to be part of the armed forces, and how it was changing him. He died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Mosul, Iraq on his 21st birthday.
Army
1st Squadron
9th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss, Texas
Army
1st Squadron
9th Cavalry Regiment
4th Brigade Combat Team
1st Cavalry Regiment
Fort Bliss, Texas
