SAN ANTONIO — The body of a San Antonio soldier killed in Afghanistan will return home tomorrow.
Sgt. First Class Javier Gutierrez was killed on Feb. 8 after Army officials say a person in an Afghan uniform opened fire. Also killed was Sgt. Antonio Rodriguez from Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Gutierrez's remains will travel through JBSA-Randolph on Thursday.
Officials at JBSA-Randolph are encouraging personnel and family to line up along Harmon Drive to pay a final tribute.
Gutierrez's funeral will be held Friday at Community Bible Church, and he will be buried Saturday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
Gutierrez served 11 years in the army and finished as a Green Beret, a dream that started at Burbank High School.
"He was very thoughtful; he definitely laid down his life for freedom...that's what I want people to know that he was a very thoughtful, happy, young man, that loved his kids and wife," said Sgt. Gutierrez's father, Javier S. Gutierrez.