Geoffrey Perez, 24
Marines, Private 1st Class
Based:
Camp Pendleton
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
August 15, 2004
Anbar province,
Iraq
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He was so proud of the military. He was always singing the Marine Corps hymn.
— Lidia Perez, sister and Navy veteran
Perez, whose father was from Guatamala, dreamed as a child of becoming an American soldier. His older brother had planned to join after high school but was shot to death by a suspected gang member in 1997.
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2 memories of Geoffrey
His family was very proud of him. He always looked after his little sisters, Cintya and Alba.
My son served with Geoffrey and was with him the day he died. As they were both from Los Angeles, they became great friends. Geoffrey relieved my son from a check point so he could get some rest. As he was lying in bed, he heard the explosion. A suicide bomber ran the check point. My son and I mourn his loss everyday. My son always says, "It should have been me." God Bless you PFC Geoffrey Perez. Both of you should have made it home.
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