Duane R Rios

Hammond, Indiana

April 4, 2003

When Duane Rios walked into a room, the atmosphere would change: "He had a smile that would just brighten up the room," said George Shawn Jr., an uncle of Rios' wife, Erica. "He was always there for somebody who needed help." Rios of Griffith, Ind., and stationed at Camp Pendleton, was killed April 4.