He just made you feel good just by being in the room.
    — Carla Trease, mother

    Ruiz was one of two soldiers killed Oct. 25 when their unit was attacked by small arms fire in Khas Uruzgan, Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan.
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    Four memories of Clinton K. Ruiz

    God bless you, Clint, and thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. You will forever be in our hearts. I take comfort in knowing you are now up in heaven with Jesus.

    Romans 5:3-5

    — Diane Ferraro
    November 2, 2012 at 11:58 a.m.

    My deepest sympathy to the family of Seagent Ruiz.Death is always painful for the human family, because we were originally created to live forever.There will soon come a time when a loving God,Jehovah, "Will wipe out every tear from our eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning, nor outcry, nor pain be any more, the former things will have passed away" Revelations 21:3&4. Soon your loved one will have the hope that Jesus stated at John 5:28, "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out...." Many of us are looking forward to this time when we can welcome back our loved ones to a cleansed ,secure,peaceful, paradise earth. This was the originally, intented condition, for the earth, and the human family.What a grand future we have to look forward to! May this hope comfort you.

    — phyllis covarrubias
    December 2, 2012 at 2:33 p.m.

    You have my deepest sympathy. Like the previous email Jehovah God will wipe out every tear from their eyes at Revelation 21:3&4. Thats a promise from Almighty God Jehovah.

    — Muriel Mahan
    December 28, 2012 at 2:50 p.m.

    Dear family of Clinton,
    I wish that you will feel better. I hope you will remember Clinton in a special way. I am sorry he had to die , and he was very brave.

    From 2nd graders N.S and A.D

    — Yes Academy Elementary
    May 15, 2013 at 9:08 a.m.

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