Martin Duque

According to one local report, Duque was one of five siblings with parents who work in agriculture near Parkland. The family came from a small town of barely 7,500 people in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Duque’s uncle Libni Ortega said the family knew the boy was one of the missing immediately after the shooting, but saw his death confirmed when “they saw his photo during a TV news report on Thursday.”

"That happened in a place where you think it's a safe place. A school. Shouldn't be happening," Ortega commented, saying that the boy’s mother is in a “very bad” condition. "When my wife knew about that, she started crying and get sad. Start to feel bad. She let me know what was going on. I feel the same. I feel the same right now."

Peter Wang

Another JROTC cadet being honored with the Medal of Heroism by the United States Army is Peter Wang, the son of Chinese immigrants. Wang was shot and killed as he held a door for others to escape. For his heroism, the United States Military Academy at West Point announced that it would honor Wang’s dream of attending the academy by posthumously offering him a letter of acceptance to the school.

"The achievement must be an accomplishment so exceptional and outstanding that it clearly sets the individual apart from fellow students or from other persons in similar circumstances," the U.S. Army said in a statement. "The performance must have involved the acceptance of danger and extraordinary responsibilities, exemplifying praiseworthy fortitude and courage."

The family of Alaina Petty, the third cadet honored by the U.S. Army with the Medal of Heroism, was presented with her honor at her funeral. “You could not escape her innate sense right and wrong,” said her dad Ryan Petty, “but you never felt that she was judging you.”

Joaquin Oliver

Another immigrant student, Joaquin Oliver, became a citizen of this country just last year after coming to the U.S. from Venezuela with his family 14 years ago. His Instagram account is like one belonging to any other teen his age and includes pictures from the time when he and his family were sworn in as citizens.

One photo caption: "MAMA WE MADE IT!!!! 14 years ago we move to this wonderful country and 14 years later we officially are citizens of the United States of America. Never been more proud."