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Robert Hernandez

    
Tuesday, April 04 2006 @ 06:45 AM EDT
Contributed by: tomw
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A Prince George's County police officer who was serving as an Army reservist in Iraq has been killed by an improvised explosive device, officials announced yesterday.

Staff Sgt. Robert Hernandez, 48, a former member of the Baltimore and Washington police departments, was traveling in a convoy about 9 p.m. Tuesday when the device exploded, according to Prince George's County police.

Sergeant Hernandez, a father of three from Silver Spring and a 24-year military veteran, had been in Iraq since last summer.

The Department of Defense had not announced his death and last night would not confirm the information from county officials.



Police and county officials asked yesterday for prayer and a show of support for their officer's family -- a fiancee, an adult son and two younger children in Silver Spring, and his parents and extended family in Puerto Rico. The family could not be reached for comment yesterday.

"I'm heartbroken by this loss," said County Executive Jack B. Johnson. "It is a tragic loss for our county and the nation."

Sergeant Hernandez, who was a corporal on the Prince George's County force, had worked there for 10 years, most recently in Bowie as a field training officer, accompanying new officers on their assignments.

His county police supervisor, Maj. Michael Blow, praised him as "a hard-working officer who easily earned the respect of his fellow officers." He added that Sergeant Hernandez had volunteered for his assignment, helping new officers adjust to the department. He also said the officer's unit won a citation in 2000 for organizing care packages for flood victims in Mozambique.

"This department is deeply saddened by the loss of our brother Corporal Robert Hernandez," said Prince George's Police Chief Melvin C. High. "Our hearts are with Officer Hernandez' fiance and other family members."

In an article last month in the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper in Virginia, Staff Sergeant Hernandez talked about how much he enjoyed being part of a company of reservists known as the "Rough Riders," protecting convoys.

"We get to see the country, the bad parts and the good parts," Sergeant Hernandez told the newspaper. "The heartbreaking part is when you see the little kids on the side of the roads, they look very poor."

He told the newspaper that the Baghdad-based Rough Riders had previously distributed toys to Iraqi children but had to stop because of the threat of insurgents, who might punish the children for interacting with Americans. He said instead they started giving children food.

"Some seem friendly," Sergeant Hernandez said of the Iraqis. "Others, you can tell they don't like us."

Cpl. Clinton Copeland, a Prince George's police spokesman, described Sergeant Hernandez last night as "very, very nice" and a "very jovial guy."

"We have a number of guys that have been deployed," Corporal Copeland said. "It's the first [death] for us, and it's devastating. It really is."
 
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Robert Hernandez
Authored by: anonymous on Tuesday, April 04 2006 @ 04:13 PM EDT
our most compassionate, brightest, and the most loved...
it seems so backwards that the best among us have lives cut so viciously short.
Robert Hernandez
Authored by: anonymous on Tuesday, April 04 2006 @ 08:49 PM EDT
Robert,
I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

A grateful citizen
  • Robert Hernandez - Authored by: anonymous on Thursday, January 24 2008 @ 12:54 PM EST
Robert Hernandez
Authored by: anonymous on Tuesday, October 24 2006 @ 01:30 PM EDT
Robert Hernandez was my uncle and he was a wonderful and happy go lucky man that tried not to let anything get him down.If any thing got him down you would never know because he always had a smile on his face and he always tried to give help to those who needed it. I AM VERY PROUD OF MY UNCLE ROBERT AND I HOPE HE IS WATCHING OVER ME AND MY FAMILY. I LOVE YOU ROBERT R.I.P
  • Robert Hernandez - Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, November 08 2006 @ 01:23 AM EST
Robert Hernandez
Authored by: anonymous on Friday, December 28 2007 @ 11:42 AM EST
SSGT Hernandez lives in the memories and hearts of those who knew and loved him. Prayers continue to be uttered for his family and friends.
I had the honor of supporting many of the guys at MNSTC-I during this time. His death and the injuries of his fellow Soldiers hit every one pretty hard. They are all heroes and will always hold a special place in my heart.
May God continue to look upon the family and friends of SSG Hernandez.
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