Wrestling room dedicated to fallen marine

REMEMBERING SPECIAL LOVED ONES. LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOL IS REMEMBERING ONE OF ITS GRADUATES, A MA...  More »

REMEMBERING SPECIAL LOVED ONES. LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOL IS REMEMBERING ONE OF ITS GRADUATES, A MARINE MAJOR WHO WAS KILLED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN IRAQ. VALERIE CASTRO IS LIVE AT LA CUEVA WITH MORE ON A SPECIAL DEDICATION. 34 YEAR OLD DOUGLAS ZEMBIEC NOW HAS A PERMAMENT PLACE OF HONOR HERE AT NOW HAS A PERMAMENT PLACE OF HONOR HERE AT LA CUEVA, WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 19-91. THE MARINE MAJOR WAS BORN IN HAWAII BUT GRADUATED AS A 2- TIME STATE WRESTLING CHAMP FROM LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE WOULD GO ON TO WRESTLE FOR THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AS A TWO TIME ALL AMERICAN CHAMPION. MAJOR ZEMBIEC DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MAY AFTER LEADING A RAID ON INSURGENTS IN BAGHDAD. THIS MORNING AT LA CUEVA A NEW WRESTLING ROOM WAS DEDICATED IN HIS MEMORY. 'Doug meant a whole lot to me, it hurts every time I think about Doug. it hurts and that hurt hasn't gone away he was just an outstanding individual.'' You know having this to honor him, you know his life will go on forever and hopefully he will inspire someone else, maybe just one or two other people to be just like him.' MAJOR ZEMBIEC EARNED SEVERAL AWARDS DURING HIS MILITARY CAREER INCLUDING 2 PURPLE HEARTS AND A SILVER STAR. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. AS PART OF THE DEDICATION ZEMBIEC WILL ALSO BE INDUCTED INTO THE LA CUEVA HALL OF FAME. LIVE AT LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOL...VALERIE CASTRO...EYEWITNES S NEWS 4 MIDDAY.  « Less