2nd Lt. Richard Torres enlisted in the Army after he graduated from high school in Passaic, N.J., in 1996, saying it was a way for him to be the first person in his family to graduate from college.
He eventually attended Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, where he held a double major in political science and history and graduated in 2002. He also was involved in the university's ROTC program, where he won several awards.
Torres, 25, died Oct. 6, 2003, when his convoy was hit by a homemade explosive. He was based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
"He was truly an all-around outstanding young man, (possessing) all the attributes and qualities of a junior leader in the Army," Lt. Col. Pat O'Hara, professor of military science at Austin Peay, said in an e-mail to Torres' friends.
Torres is survived by his wife, Linda.
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