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Street Named After Fallen Soldier

Feb-20-2009 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT , Tributes

The Daily News reports that a street in his hometown was recently named after CPL Juan M. Alcantara, a member of the 3/2 SBCT who was killed in 2007.

The sign at W. 185th St. and Wadsworth Ave. in Washington Heights now reads: "Corporal Juan A. Alcantara Way."

It's a small token for the family of Alcantara, who was killed in combat in Iraq nearly two years ago.

But it's a lasting one.

"People are going to walk by and ask, 'Who is Cpl. Juan Alcantara?'" said his sister Fredelinda Lena, a 27-year-old NYPD officer. "I want people to remember that behind that plaque is pride, honor and heroism."


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