Local Hero Serving in Afghanistan
by Rhonda Lopez
February 12, 2010
Local Hero Serving in Afghanistan
You see the word hero and you think superman or you thing of a guy in a cape and tights fighting the bad guys, without ever realizing he could just be the guy next door trying to do the right thing.
If you look up the word in the dictionary if refers to “a character who in the face of danger or adversity or from a position of weakness displays courage and the will for self sacrifice and the greater good.”
Lance Corporal Rodrigo Rodriguez, serving in the Marines is a Crystal City High School alumni who graduated in 2004 and enlisted in November 2008, recently deployed to Afghanistan.
Lance Corporal Rodrigo Rodriguez recently had the honor of being interviewed on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer which aired on Tuesday, January 12. The story follows the goodbyes from loved ones at Camp Lejeune and ends in Afghanistan where these brave soldiers are doing their part to keep all of us here at home safe.
Wishing him a safe journey and a swift return are his mom and dad Malena Rodriguez and Rudy Rodriguez, his wife, Barbara and seven month old daughter Alexis Rae.
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