JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- Family and friends gathered Friday for the funeral of Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr. Dueñez, who was from Joliet, was one of four soldiers killed in a training accident in ...

A vigil in Chicago Thursday night honored the four soldiers, including one from southwest suburban Joliet, who died in Lithuania during a training exercise. Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25 of Joliet ...

Their vehicle became submerged in a bog. The family of 25-year-old Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr. is remembering him. "My brother was our only brother; he was our baby brother, but he was the strongest out ...

Dante Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam, and Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, of Battle Creek, Michigan. “There is some measure of peace that can be taken in the knowledge that Jose was not ...

Tears flowed from the faces of family and friends as the casket carrying Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr. came off the plane for a procession to Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life. “We feel so bad for ...

This combination of images shows from left, Army Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam, Army Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, Calif., Army Sgt. Jose Duenez ...

This combination of images shows from left, Army Pfc. Dante D. Tatiana, 21, of Dededo, Guam, Sgt. Edwin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, Calif., and Sgt. Jose Duenez, 25 ...

This combination of images shows from left, Army Pfc. Dante D. Tatiana, 21, of Dededo, Guam, Sgt. Edwin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, Calif., and Sgt. Jose Duenez, 25 ...

The tributes honor Army Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., of Joliet. The 25-year-old and three others were killed last month when their vehicle sank in a swamp. “This is a tragic loss of life,” D ...