California’s War Dead

    Lester G. Roque

    Lester G. Roque, 23

    Army, Corporal
    Gender: Male
    Hometown: Torrance
    Foreign Country of Birth: Philippines
    Soldier. That was his life. And he was a good soldier. A good son. Twice a week he called. When I talked to him, I told him always, 'Watch your back. You are in the war.'
    — Tony Roque, father, in the Long Beach Press-Telegram

    Roque was born in the Philippines and came to the U.S. with his family in 2003, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. He took classes at Harbor College and worked several jobs while waiting for his green card, which took about a year, then enlisted in the Army.
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