SFC Antonio Rey 'Rod' Rodriguez comes home

People gather to see the beginning of a motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez at the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

People gather to see the beginning of a motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez at the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

in Las Cruces on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

People gather to see the beginning of a motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez at the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

People gather to see the beginning of a motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez at the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

People gather to see the beginning of a motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez at the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

The body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez is flown home to the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

People gather to see the beginning of a motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez at the Las Cruces Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A motorcade procession carrying the body of SFC Antonio Rey "Rod" Rodriguez makes its way through Las Cruces to Getz Funeral Home where hundreds of people pay their respects on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

Mrs. Gutierrez's third-grade class at Fairacres Elementary School dedicated an art piece to Las Cruces fallen soldier Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez was a former student at the elementary school.

A Las Cruces resident drives behind the motorcade of Las Cruces fallen soldier Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez on a motorcycle proudly displaying the American flag down Picacho Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

Las Cruces fallen soldier Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez's motorcade drives by Fairacres Elementary School on Picacho Hills on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez was a former student at the elementary school.

Las Cruces fallen soldier Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez's motorcade drives by Faireacres Elementary School on Picacho Hills on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez was a former student at the elementary school.

Students at Fairacres Elementary School pay tribute to fallen Las Cruces soldier, SFC Antonio Rey Rodriguez, as his motorcade passes the school along Picacho Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez is a former student at the elementary school.

Students at Fairacres Elementary School paid tribute to fallen Las Cruces soldier, Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, as his motorcade drove by the school down Picahco Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez is a former student at the elementary school.

Students at Fairacres Elementary School paid tribute to fallen Las Cruces soldier, Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, as his motorcade drove by the school down Picahco Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez is a former student at the elementary school.

Students at Fairacres Elementary School paid tribute to fallen Las Cruces soldier, Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, as his motorcade drove by the school down Picahco Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez is a former student at the elementary school.

Students at Fairacres Elementary School paid tribute to fallen Las Cruces soldier, Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, as his motorcade drove by the school down Picahco Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez is a former student at the elementary school.

Students at Fairacres Elementary School paid tribute to fallen Las Cruces soldier, Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, as his motorcade drove by the school down Picahco Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. Rodriguez is a former student at the elementary school.