Banquete HS graduate returns from Afghanistan for brief visit

Pictured, Tina Marie Cisneros, mother of U.S. Army Spc. Alexander Mendez, is the first to greet her son as he walks through the Corpus Christi International Airport after arriving home from Afghanistan. The Banquete native was greeted at the airport on June 27 by family and friends, along with the Patriot Guard Riders of South Texas. Mendez will be leaving July 14 to finish up the rest of his ...