Alejandro Carrillo, 22
Marines, Sergeant
Based:
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
January 30, 2007
Fallouja,
Iraq
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Alex reiterated to me, 'This is what I mean, master sergeant, when I said I didn't want to die on the streets.'
— Phillip Zamora, ROTC instructor, on Carillo's words after his brother was shot to death in Los Angeles.
Growing up in a tough neighborhood, Carrillo wanted to work with children. He was home briefly from Iraq after his brother Marvin, 25, was shot to death in a confrontation with Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies. Carrillo was killed exactly two years to the day of his brother's death.
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Wow..he's mother is now grieving two sons..basically killed by the same "thing", our Govt.
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD AND GOD ALMIGHTY AMEN!!
To Alejandro's family.... I want to take this time and offer you my condolenses. Your son sacrificed his life for us not knowing what the truth behind this war was. I don't think that we will ever know what the real truth was. I would not be able to live with myself if my son was sacrificed for a non-purpose war. I don't know you but I can only wish you peace in your heart and let your son's smile live on. May you find peace in GOD.
hey you seemend really nice i would of loved to date u
I remember Alex from high school, we were in JROTC together at carson high and rode the bus home together the early years of us going to school. The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Alex is loyalty... he was always a great friend and a great leader. It comes as a real shock for me to find out that he passed away, my prayers go out to his family and friends.
As a former resident of the South Bay and a fellow Marine I wish to express my deepest condolences to your family. Although I did not have the fortune of knowing Alejandro I'm sure he was a good person and an honorable Marine. May God give you peace and comfort thoughout this tough time.
Semper Fi.
Capt. D. Han
United States Marine Corp
I am so sorry to hear another one of our heros has passed. I do not know this great hero but I do know 29 Palms (The Stumps)and the USMC family very well, my heart hurts for his Family and for all the Families who have lost a hero. GOD BLESS AMERICA! BRING OUT TROOPS HOME!!! SEMPER FI DEVIL DOGS!!!
I grew up in Carson and went to the same school(although many years earlier).I am very sorry for your loss and want to thank his family for his love and sacrifice to our country. My son and son-in-law are both serving in the military and I know how very proud you were of him God bless you.
I was a childhood friend of Alex, it was sad to hear about his brother in 2005 and even more sad to hear about him two years later. His mom took the loss of her two sons really hard.
I am hispanic and know that a lot of us have died on these streets, or in the prisons, or in this war. Its hard to swallow that Alejandro Carrillo died right after his brother...thats why I say outsmart the recruiters, outsmart the propagandists, outsmart the racist police/sheriff forces, and fight the case always. God bless to the Good hearted.
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