Hernandez, Jose Alonzo

Jose Alonzo Hernandez was a 19-year-old from West Palm Beach, Florida. He served as a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps, assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

According to the Department of Defense, Hernandez died on December 14, 2010, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The official casualty report listed the cause as hostile action. No further specifics regarding the incident were publicly released by the military.

His death occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. In late 2010, Helmand province was a major center of the conflict, with U.S. and allied forces engaged in intense counterinsurgency operations against Taliban fighters.

Hernandez's death was reported by several news outlets in his home state of Florida. The Palm Beach Post noted his passing in its coverage of local service members killed in action.

He is memorialized on the 'Faces of the Fallen' page maintained by The Washington Post and on the online Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Wall of Faces, which also honors post-9/11 casualties. His name appears on the Afghanistan War Memorial at Veterans Park in Wellington, Florida.

Lance Corporal Hernandez was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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