21, of Miami
assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed Nov. 10 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.
“R.J.” — as the younger Jimenez was known — loved playing war games as a youngster and became an avid deer hunter during his upbringing in West Virginia. The family later moved to South Florida.
Meredith
2 years ago
That’s what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end.
- Lise Hand