Welcome to the United Nations. It's your world.  In Memoriam -
in the earthquake in Haiti, 12 January 2010  Sgt. Rodrigo de
Souza Lima, 1986 - 2010   Sergeant Rodrigo de Souza Lima  Second
Sergeant Rodrigo de Souza Lima, a national of Brazil, was
deployed to the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)
since July 2009 where he led a combat group charged with
maintaining public security.  Born and raised in Piraí, Rio de
Janeiro State, Rodrigo left his hometown to attend the military
academy in Minas Gerais in 2005. He later became part of the 5th
Battalion Light Infantry of Lorena.  In Haiti, his
responsibilities included patrolling and guarding government
buildings, hospitals and schools.  As described by his
relatives, Rodrigo was “someone very studious, hard-working, and
always in love with the uniform he wore.” He went to Haiti to
“help those poorer than he was.”  In an interview the day before
he departed for Haiti, Rodrigo was excited to join the Mission
and was ready to tackle the difficulties ther