Sgt Josue Emmanuel Hernandez Chavez
Born: May 5, 1986 in Los Angeles, California
Died: October 26, 2009 in Afghanistan
Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez of Reno, Nevada volunteered for Army service in February 2005. Following basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and advanced individual training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, he successfully assessed with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) as a medium helicopter repairer and was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 160th SOAR (A), at Savannah, Ga. In August 2006 Hernandez-Chavez was re-designated as a flight engineer. He was a combat veteran with six deployments, all in support of the Global War on Terrorism. His military training includes the Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Warrior Leader Course, Special Operations Training Course, the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Course, the Aviation Life Support Supervisors Course, the Field Sanitation Team Certification Course, and Airborne School. Hernandez-Chavez’s awards include two Army Commendation Medals, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal-Campaign Star, the Iraqi Campaign Medal-Campaign Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, the Army Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Basic Aviation Badge, and the Parachutist Badge. Josue is survived by his father, Pedro Hernandez; his mother, Eustolia Hernandez, and his two sisters, Cristina and Mayra Hernandez. he died at age 23 of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael P. Montgomery, Sgt. 1st Class David E. Metzger, Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, Chief Warrant Officer Niall Lyons, Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb and Sgt. Nickolas A. Mueller.
Army
3rd Battalion
160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne)
Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
Burial is at Palm Memorial Park in Paradise, Nevada
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