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Marine’s life-saving sacrifice to be honored

August 12, 2020 - 05:00
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The life-saving exploits of the late Marine Corps Master Sgt. Rodney L. Buentello will be recounted on Saturday, Aug. 15, during a memorial that coincides with the installation of a concrete bench near the flagpole and plaque in Bandera City Park that honors Buentello for the sacrifices he made in the park more than four years ago. Buentello was on an outing to the park with his family on June 8, 2016 when he jumped into the turbulent waters of the Medina River under the spillway near the Highway 173 bridge to save a teen-aged boy and girl from drowning but ...

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