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, 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.

Flags across the state will be flown half-staff from April 15-17 to honor 25-year-old Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. of Joliet.

Illinois flags are flying at half-staff this week in remembrance of a fallen soldier and Joliet father who was killed in a training accident last month.

Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam. “Although we are relieved to have found all our Dogface Soldiers, it does not make the pain of their ...

A soldier originally from Guam, Dante Gogo Taitano, is among four U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division troops based out of Fort Stewart in Georgia who were reported missing in Lithuania since March 25 ...

Donald Trump played golf instead of attending the 'dignified transfer' of remains from four soldiers who died in Lithuania, ...

Guam mourns Army Pfc. Dante Gogo Taitano, 21, one of the four U.S. soldiers who were found dead during a training mission in Lithuania. Taitano, of Dededo, had been in the Army for two years.

Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam, also died in the training. Their M88A2 Hercules was reported missing March 25 during a recovery mission in support of regularly scheduled training at ...

Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam The Soldiers were all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. “No words can capture the depth of sorrow ...

and Pfc Dante D Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, the defence minister and the Vilnius archbishop are expected to attend Thursday’s ceremony. Lithuanian Army ...

and Pfc Dante D Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam. About 3,500 soldiers from the 1st Armoured Brigade Combat Team deployed in January to Poland and the Baltic states for a nine-month rotation as part of ...