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Fallen soldier Ken Hermogino was Basic High grad.

Photos by John Gurzinski

May 17, 2011 - 2:48 pm

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A new Sahara hotel-casino sign is installed in this undated photo. (Las Vegas News Bureau)

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Basic High School graduate and Henderson native, Army Sgt. Ken Hermogino, died in uniform in Afghanistan doing what he loved: serving his country. His military career began in the Air Force two months after he was angered by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Hermogino was killed May 9 when his patrol vehicle rolled over in Herat province, Afghanistan.

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