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Carlos Pineda, 23
Marines, Corporal
Based:
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
June 24, 2005
Fallouja,
Iraq
Gender:
Male
Hometown:
Los Angeles
High School:
James A. Garfield Senior High (Los Angeles)
Foreign Country of Birth:
El Salvador
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The Marine Corps may have my body, but you'll always have my heart.
— Carlos Pineda, in a letter to his wife she received after his death
Pineda was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. as a child. He was in the process of becoming a citizen. Pineda was rescuing casualties when he was shot and killed. He'd previously served in Afghanistan and extended his service to stay with his unit when it went to Iraq.
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3 memories of Carlos
Compadre, en tu memoria!!
Que dios lo tenga en su santa gloria
Mr. Pineda,
I used to work with you at mc'donalds years back. when I saw your picture on here I wasn't sure that it was really you, I had to really dig deep in my head but after seeing your picture about 20 different times, I know for sure its you.
Im verry sorry that you are no longer with your family but saying that doesn't change anything. I wanna thank you for everything you sacrificed. we didn't hang out much outside of work but we had enough crazy moments at work causing trouble to have a little fun.
RIP - MR.PINEDA
an old friend,
Chris Zambrano
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