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Jose Angel Garibay, 21
Marines, Corporal
Based:
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
March 23, 2003
Nasiriya,
Iraq
Gender:
Male
Hometown:
Costa Mesa
High School:
Newport Harbor High (Newport Beach)
Foreign Country of Birth:
Mexico
Burial:
Riverside National Cemetery
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We are freedom's answer to fear. We do not bargain with terror. We stalk it, corner it, take aim and kill it.
— Jose Angel Garibay, in final letter to his girlfriend
Garibay was born in Mexico. His death helped focus public attention on the contributions of so-called "Green Card" troops. Members of Congress cited his case when they streamlined the process for legal residents serving in the armed forces to become U.S. citizens.
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