Those who were there will not soon forget the day in June 2009 when Corona came to a stop to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alex R. Jimenez, who was killed in action during the Iraq War.
Hundreds gathered as the corner of 37th Drive and 104th Street, as was co-named in his memory on the block he called home.
Jiminez had disappeared in May 2007 after his unit was ambushed by insurgents and he remained missing for more than a year until the Army captured a terrorist who led them to the sergeant’s remains.
Jackson Heights Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz announced that the Alex R. Jimenez New York State Military Immigrant Family Legacy Program was unanimously passed in the Assembly last week.
