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AGAWAM, Mass. – Just over the border from Suffield a sad scene took over the streets in Agawam.

Army Green Beret and Master Sergeant Luis Deleon-Figueroa was laid to rest flanked by family, friends and some who were total strangers eager to show their respect.

Master Sergeant Deleon-Figueroa was a father of two daughters and step daughter, a fiancé, and favorite son from Chicopee, he was killed in a firefight in an Afghan province on August 21st. Gerry Pinard, from Agawam, came out to Main Street to honor Deleon-Figueroa even though they had never met.