Luis D. Santos, 20

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Carson, Colo.

1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 8, 2006

Buhriz, Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Rialto

High School: Fontana High (Fontana)

Burial: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside

Santos's parents came to the U.S. from Guatemala. He had been counting the days until a two-week leave back home. "Just got to stay alive till next month," he wrote. He made it only 11 days.

Salvador "Junior" Guerrero, 06/09/2006

Isaac S. Lawson, 06/05/2006

Six memories of Luis D. Santos

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Man I hate these long nights when I start to look for anything and everything that helps me remember Luis. I did some stupid things when i was in iraq, and in the army. I had a horrible outlook on life when i deployed there. Even before i left i was in a very bad place in my mind. Luis was one of the only friends that would just come and spend time with me when i would sit and drink myself into a coma. I went to Iraq assuming that it would be me that would not coming back. That was my goal. When this happened i was facing jail time still doing anything i could think of to end my life. It kills me still to this day that i could be so selfish when great people like him put everything aside and lose their lives. I miss you bro i wish more people had your heart and your spirit. The world would be a better place.

” — Owen Johnson, September 24, 2008 at 4:56 a.m.

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me decia eres mi tia favorita ,teniamos fiestas grandes para christmas,thanks given o los cumpleanos d alguien en la familia siempre risueno muy carinoso, le gustava hacernos bromas d asustarnos y luego se carcajeaba y salia corriendo antes d partir para Irak paso por mi casa a despedirse con su papa mi amigo y hermano CARLOS SANTOS nos tomamos fotos me duele tanto nunca lo hemos olvidado y siempre vivira en nuestros corazones y memorias eres nuestro HEROE como lo es tu hermano Erick Santos q aun esta sirviendo en el ARMY DIOS lo bendiga y proteja y ati te tenga en un lugar Muy Especial ...TE EXTRANAMOS Y TE QUEREMOS ,Dios Bendiga a tus padres. tu tia favorita...chiqui

” — chiquiana, May 29, 2012 at 9:02 p.m.

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