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West Point Graduate Buried Today

A graveside service was held Monday at West Point for graduate 1st Lt. Daren Hidalgo's from Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Days after would have turned 25 years old, his family gathered around his grave at West Point to say their final farewells.

The stories his friends and family have told the last few days speak volumes about a man who loved life but would give anything to help his family, his friends and his country.

Hidalgo, of Waukesha, died Feb. 20 after being wounded in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device while fighting in the Army. He would have celebrated his 25th birthday on Friday.

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