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Bridge Named in Memory of Fallen SJP Graduate Rededicated
US Army 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines, who was killed in 2005, was a 1999 graduate of St. John's prep.
A graduated was remembered earlier this month when his memorial bridge was rededicated.
US Army 1st Lt. Derek Hines, a 1999 graduate from SJP, was killed on Sept. 1 2005 in Baylough, Afghanistan at the age of 25 while serving his country.
The bridge over the Merrimack River between Newburyport and Amesbury, which is named for Hines — The First Lieutenant Derek S. Hines Memorial Bridge — was reopened and dedicated last week after a $24 million project which began in 2010, according to Boston.com.
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The photo attached to this article from the Massachusetts State Police Facebook page depicts Massachusetts State Police Lt. Steven Hines (Derek's father) with troopers from the Newbury Barracks during an Aug. 13 rededication.
For more on Derek Hines and the Derek Hines Soldier Assistance Fund, click here.
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