‘He found a family in the Army’: Foster parents recall fallen Green Beret Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa of Chicopee | Mass Live

Friday would have been Master Sgt. DeLeon-Figueroa’s 32nd birthday.  His foster parents reflect fondly on a life taken too soon.

DeLeon-Figueroa’s foster father was very proud of him, how the Army changed him as far as discipline, and that he had become a Green Beret. He recalls the triumphant phone call when DeLeon-Figueroa completed the training and was living the dream of joining the military’s Special Forces.

Read more about Master Sgt. DeLeon-Figueroa’s inspiring story, below.

Source: https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/08/he-found-a-family-in-the-army-foster-parents-recall-fallen-green-beret-luis-f-deleon-figueroa-of-chicopee.html