Gutierrez was my drill sargent when I went through Basic, at fort Jackson. He had the best heart of any person i have ever met in the military. He would sit in a chair in the barracks after marches and all of us who were hurt would line up, he would fix blisters bandage cuts, and take the time to talk to each person one on one. He made every single person feel special and important. He was also the most playful person, on march's he would sneak off into the woods and then jump out and suprise people. He was always happy, always smiling, always singing. He would whip out pictures of his his "little princess" amber. He would talk about her everyday, he was so proud to be a father. I respect him more than any other person I have met. He loved what he did, and was always excited about his job. I have some pictures of him from basic, if the family is interested, fathappychap@yahoo.com.

Rest in Peace my old friend
Naomi

SFC LUIS ENRIQUE WAS AN AMAZING PERSON. WE MET BACK IN ADHAMIYA WHEN WE GOT DEPLOYED. WE BECAME VERY GOOD FRIENDS AND WE EVEN HAD PLANS TO GO ON A TRIP TOGETHER TO MY HOMETOWN IN MEXICO WHICH IS TALPA DE ALLENDE, JALISCO. WE SHARE A LOT OF MEMORIES. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER. IN MY MIND I NEVER TOUGHT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL HAPPENED. 18 JULY 2007 WAS A CRUEL DAY FOR ME. I REALLY DONT WANT TO REMEMBER THIS DAY. THIS DAY IS PAINFUL FOR ME.
THANKS MY FRIEND FOR BEING ON MY SIDE.
I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU.

Luis was my Godfather and my best friend. He called me his Heatherina. When he was in SC he took me up to Hilton Field and taught me how to drive his car because I did not know how to drive a stick shift. One day I mentioned a boy's name and he growled, took me outside and taught me how to handle a knife. He said I should know how to take care of myself at all times. I miss him so much--there was so much he still wanted to teach me and I wanted to learn. I miss you Luis!