JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- Family and friends will gather Friday for the funeral Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Duenez, who is from Joliet, was one of four soldiers killed in a training accident in ...

Flags across the state of Illinois remain at half-staff in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. He and three other ...

Illinois flags will remain at half-staff Thursday ahead of funeral services for a fallen soldier and suburban father who was killed during a training accident in March.

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy has requested flags throughout the city to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Staff Sergeant Jose ...

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JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The remains of a Joliet soldier, who died in Lithuania, are now back home. Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, was one of four killed in a military training exercise last month, when their ...

JOLIET, Ill. - The return of a fallen U.S. soldier who hails from Joliet made for an emotional day on Tuesday, as his family gathered at Lewis University Airport to welcome him home. Army Staff Sgt.

Raised in Joliet, Army Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart in ...

Hearts were heavy at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville on Tuesday afternoon as the body of a US Army soldier returned home to Joliet.

Army Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, and three others were killed when their vehicle sank in a swamp. Their armored vehicle was found submerged under 15 feet of water in a muddy bog. Duenez and ...

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 until 8 p.m. at Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life, 1211 Plainfield ...