Lance Cpl. Victor Zepeda home safe after third tour, killed day after in accident

Homecoming Turns Tragic For Family Of SA Marine
Car Accident In Atascosa County Kills Marine, Injures Wife
Eileen Gonzales, KSAT 12 News Reporter
POSTED: Wednesday, May 11, 2011


SAN ANTONIO -- Lance Cpl. Victor Zepeda was in San Antonio to reunite with family.

Having survived his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, his family thought he was home safe, but one day after arriving, he was killed in a car accident near Poteet.


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"I mean, this is nothing like out there (Afghanistan). You don't expect or at least you don't think that stuff like this will happen. I mean, you hear it every day but it never feels like it's going to happen to you, especially being back in the states," said Victor's brother, David Zepeda.

David and Victor served alongside each other through dangerous situations in Afghanistan.

"We were with each other almost 80 to100 percent of the time," he said. "He helped me through my deployment. He would always be there with me, talking to me and whatnot."

Victor was 2006 graduate of South San High School and was captain of the basketball team.

He'd just finished a third tour of duty in Afghanistan. He was a husband and father of two children. During his trip home, had just met his newborn son for the first time.
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