Israel Garcia, 24

Army, Sergeant

Based: Vicenza, Italy

2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: July 13, 2008

Wanat, Afghanistan

Married

Gender: Male

Hometown: Long Beach

High School: Polytechnic High (Long Beach)

Foreign Country of Birth: Mexico

Garcia was married to his high school sweetheart. The couple moved to Italy, where he was stationed, just months after marrying. Lesly was staying with relatives in Long Beach when she got news that Garcia had been killed in Afghanistan when his outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

Ivan I. Wilson, 07/21/2008

James M. Treber, 06/29/2008

22 memories of Israel Garcia

“

My, condolences towards the GARCIA family. So sorry for your loss. We thank you for your sons sacrifice to his country. And again sorry for your loss. Its a shame that man has not learned how to promote peace. The hope i would give you is in the Bible. First the scriptures read, Do not marvel at this because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will come out , those those who did good things to the resurrection of life. JOHN 5 : 28 . And also the book of ISIAH reads and he will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will have to beat their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation neither will they learn war anymore.

” — john odom, October 24, 2011 at 6:24 p.m.

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