Fate chose him the latter. On August 10. 2005 while manning a machine gun during a clash near Ar Ramadi in Iraq. an improvised explosive device detonated. Herrera was killed in combat with a month and a half left before he was to return home. From the time his family immigrated from Honduras. he began talking about joining the Army. Christopher. as he was known to his family and friends. was not naive about the dangers he faced in Iraq. His brother. who was also a Marine. said that Christopher was happy to fight for the country that he loved.
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