Crime & Safety
Why Are Flags At Half-Staff This Week In Illinois?
Duenez was just 25 years old and had a wife and a young child. He was a tank mechanic in the Army, a job his friends said he loved.
April 15, 2025 / 7:11 AM CDT
Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania.
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Jose Duenez Jr. and three other U.S. Army soldiers were found dead after their armored vehicle sank in a swamp while conducting a mission to repair and tow an immobilized tactical vehicle.
Duenez was just 25 years old and had a wife and a young child. He was a tank mechanic in the Army, a job his friends said he loved.
