Army Sgt. 1st Class Rocky H. Herrera
Death: Aug 28, 2007
of Salt Lake City; assigned to the 585th Engineer Pipeline Company 864th Engineer Battalion 555th Engineer Brigade Fort Lewis Wash.; Died Aug. 28 in Jaji Afghanistan of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Sgt. Cory L. Clark and Sgt. Bryce D. Howard. Salt Lake native dies in Afghanistan The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — A 43-year-old Utah native assigned to Fort Lewis in Washington state Died from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan his family said. Army Sgt. Rocky Herrera was expected home early in 2008. He was killed Aug. 27 while trying to shield other soldiers family members said. “Rocky believed in what he was doing” his mother Elaine Herrera said Aug. 29. “And he had to protect his troops because it was his job.” Herrera boxed until he was 25 and was known in the ring as the “Rock.” He graduated from West High School and joined the military in his 20s. He left Salt Lake City about 10 years ago and was living in Lacey Wash. Operation Enduring Freedom