Juan de Dios Garcia-Arana, 27
Army
,
Staff Sergeant
Based:
Camp Hovey, South Korea
Died:
April 30, 2005
Khaldiya (near Fallouja),
Iraq
Gender:
Male
Hometown:
Los Angeles
High School:
John C. Fremont Senior High (Los Angeles)
Foreign Country of Birth:
Mexico
Burial:
Buried in Guadalajara, Mexico
— Edgardo Garcia, brother
Garcia-Arana was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and moved to Los Angeles in 1993. His younger brother Edgardo followed him into the military and came home from Kuwait on emergency leave when he was killed.
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I KNEW JUAN FROM HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS A VERY GOOD FRIEND. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER JUAN AS A FIGHTER. ALWAYS WANTED THE BEST FOR HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY. REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND...
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