California’s War Dead

    Douglas A. La Bouff

    Douglas A. La Bouff, 36

    Army, Major
    Tall Afar (12 km. east of), Iraq
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: La Puente
    He told me he was over there to protect us from harm. He believed in what he was doing.
    — George La Bouff, brother

    La Bouff dreamed of becoming a soldier from the time he was a boy running around his La Puente neighborhood in combat fatigues. He died a month before he was scheduled to return to the United States.
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    Five memories of Douglas A. La Bouff

    Sad to hear the news. I knew Doug as an assistant coach on my JV football team at La Puente High School 89'-92' I too went into the Army right out of high school, to Ft. Benning.

    — Henderson Simmons
    December 9, 2008 at 11:21 a.m.
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    Thank you for doing more for this country than I ever would have the personal bravery to accomplish myself. God bless you and those you proudly left behind.

    — Joseph M.
    August 18, 2009 at 12:22 a.m.
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    I didn't know Doug personally but I did have telephone conversations with him. I enjoyed talking with him. Especially talking about his mother and also his nephew. You are missed...

    — Toni Heblich
    October 27, 2010 at 7:29 p.m.
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    I don't know this soldiers as I'm just visiting the website. I thank him and his family for his dedication to our county. Thank you for keeping America free and protecting our beliefs. It's because heroes like you my very young daughter will be able to live freely in this wonderful country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Many your memory never be forgotten. RIP

    — Kevin Gregory
    December 31, 2010 at 2:53 p.m.
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    Wow, I can't believe Doug died. I knew him growing up in La Puente and he was always a great kid and did bump into him a few times when we were older. I have to say he is the only person I personally knew to have this happen to. I'm shocked but definitely grateful to him and all our armed forces who are in harm's way to protect our freedooms we hold so dear to us. God rest his soul and may his family find sources of comfort in his passing as a real American hero.

    — Joel Ramirez
    July 12, 2011 at 2:10 p.m.
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