Marisol Heredia, 19

YOUR HEARTH AND COURAGE MAINTENANCE IN US ALL VERY TIME!!GOD ARE YOU!!
I FROM TO MARACAY, ARAGAUA, VENEZUELA.
MY E-MAIL:JCVU6925@HOTMAIL.COM

Rest in the Glory of the Lord, where there is no pain only everlasting Joy.

It's sad to see the young faces of those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country. 19 was the average age of combat troops in Vietnam. I spent my 19th and 20th birthdays there in 1968 and 1969. God bless you all. Be at peace with your brothers.

Que dios te tenga en sus santa gloria

Her smile is so rich and the price she payed so high. How many of us will remember her as the mother she never got to be, the good wife she surely might have been. We only know her in her uniform and we konw her as a hero just trying to do her job. A bullet or an accident, in uniform it is heroism to which we owe so much. God please receive her with welcome.

We salute you. We thank you. And you will be remembered forever for your ultimate sacrificed.God bless.

What a pretty girl

I don't know you. But thank you for your sacrify...thank you, thank you and thank you. God bless

My daughter is just one month old. Alas that Marisol never had a daughter; alas for her mother and father and friends and family. I wish her soul so very well -- what a sparkle in her eye.

May GOD hold you in his heart. RIP. Heaven has gained an Angel and we have lost a beautiful person.

Your picture stood out from a group photo, which made me want to look further.
I am so sorry for what happened to you. You were so young to have been put into that situation. What a tragedy.
My condolences to your family.
God rest your soul.

Spc Marisol Heredia, she was a woman full of energy and always had a great out look on life. She was a good friend and sister to the unit we both served with in iraq. She has a laundry list of friends that she always stayed in contact with and would go out of the way to make someones day brighter.
She will be dearly missed now as she was when this all happened.

Thank you lil Sister. God keep you safe now..
Steve Domser
G CO 15TH BSB
1ST CAV DIV
FT HOOD TEXAS

I feel sorrow, and cry for them when I see such young faces that won't be with their loved ones anymore and their lives are gone, they will not be forgotten by their family and friends. It is an immense sacrifice!

How many more have to died? Have we accomplished anything worth their lives? Our kids died, so others can live free.
Let's pray for all of the ones that are gone,for their families and friends, and for the one that are still out there. God is the only that can help us and them come back where they belong: here with us! God bless this young girl's soul; and the others too!

I feel so sad and felt like I just loss a part of me. Marisol, thank you very much for being brave and I hope your family is coping with such loss. You are a beautiful woman

R.I.P. I WISH I HAD THE DRIVE AND PASSION YOU HAVE TO DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!! MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOUR FAMILY

The EL MONTE POST OFFICE TO BE DEDICATED IN HONOR OF THE FIRST FEMALE CASUALTY OF THE IRAQ WAR FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

El Monte, CA - Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis (CA-32) will join the United States Postal Service and elected officials from the City of El Monte to dedicate the El Monte Post Office, located at 11151 Valley Blvd, on Saturday, October 11 at 10:00 a.m. after U.S. Army Specialist Marisol Heredia, the first servicewoman from the San Gabriel Valley to die in the Iraq war.

WHAT: Marisol Heredia Post Office Building Dedication Ceremony

WHEN: Saturday, October 11, at 10 A.M.

WHERE: El Monte Post Office

11151 Valley Blvd

El Monte, CA 91731

WHO: Hon. Hilda L. Solis

Family and Friends of U.S. Army Specialist Marisol Heredia

El Monte City Council Members

U.S. Army Specialist Marisol Heredia was born and raised in El Monte, California. She attended Mountain View High School, where she was a dedicated student interested in French culture and was vice president of the school's French club. She graduated half a year earlier than her class. Out of admiration for her older sister who served in the U.S. Army and the opportunities the armed forces could offer for traveling, she enlisted on July, 2005. She was a member of the U.S. Army's 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Calvary Division, which was deployed from Fort Hood, Texas.

On July 18, 2007 a vehicle Specialist Heredia was fueling caught on fire in Baghdad, Iraq. She was evacuated to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, for treatment, but passed away on September 7, 2007 as a result of her injuries.

Legislation introduced by Solis to dedicate the El Monte post office in honor of Specialist Heredia was signed into law on July 15, 2008 (Public Law No: 110-267).

Memory of Marisol Heredia lives on we will honor her

I miss you girl! You always made me smile when I was down. You are a good friend and I will always remember you! I am always thinking of you all the time. I will be there tomorrow for your dedication. I wasn't able to be there for you in Texas but I will be there now! You are so Beautiful and thats how you will always be remember Beautiful and a Great Friend. I could always come to you and talk. I got to know you real well from just the couple months we spent in basic, ait, and then at Fort hood together. I Miss You So Much! Love You Girl!

You served in Iraq and at Fort Hood with my husband; but I never had the opportunity to meet you in person. I have come to know you since the accident and your passing. You have changed my life in ways that cannot be measured. Because of you, I have learned not to take things for granted. I have learned to live life in the manner in which you did -- full of courage; full of determination; and with strength. You will continue to live on in the hearts and souls of those that you have left behind.

Eternal rest be granted to you, Marisol, and may the perpetual light shine upon you. May you rest in peace.

I miss you so much.
I miss your...

Laugh
Smile
Giggles
Voice
Kisses
Hugs

mostly I miss you.

Thanks for your sacrifice & thank all the brave ones in Heaven for me.

I love you so much.
I ask sometimes why? But it gets me so mad. Part because I feel guilty of the outcome.

Marisol you are my sister & hero.
I hope you are in a better place w/Jim, Josh & Maryln. Say hi to them.

Because of your spirit I been involved w/many other Troops & Veterans events. You give me the energy & I do this for your memory. This brings me closer to you & heals me too.

You will be a legend. Sweet gal,I will live life to the fullest just for you, even though at times I feel the Death Certificate forgot to include my name. You died & part of me did too, but I promise you I will look at life and lived it for you, it is so hard. The wound is still fresh.

I'm so proud of you & it was a honor to be your sister. Because of you I got courage to speak in a crowd of people during your dedication.

So, now you are like a movie star more than movie star you are a special star. you got your own post office.that's amazing!

Ma, is so proud of you & the gals look up to.

So hard to stop writing when is about a strong young lady like you

but i have to.

love yah and Break on through to the other side...

until we meet, my Notebook sister.

xoxoxo

ps
everyone thanks for your support
freedom is not free

Marisol, Marisol, I saw you only once and still can forget how friendly and sweet you still are. I hope the ones that send you to a useless war will come to justice, did we go to free people or enslave them? God will come down with his heavy hand an injustice.
I miss you, see you one of these days.

MARISOL. I MISS U. I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD IN MRS. HANNA'S CLASS. U WERE SO FUNNY. AY MUCHACHA. LOL. REMEMBER HOW SNEAKY U WERE TRYING TO DITCH HER CLASS AND I WAS A CHICKEN TO GO TO THE STUDENT STORE WITH U DURING CLASS? LOL. I KNOW UR IN A GOOD PLACE NOW. OMG. AS U CAN SEE MY LIFE IS SO STRESSFUL. U KNOE. HELP ME N I KNOE UR ALWAYS WITH ME. GURL U THINK I HAVEN'T NOTICED??? LOL. I KNOE UR WITH ME. WELL I HOPE TO MEET U AGAIN SUMDAY. TELL JUAN I SAID HI N MY GREAT GRANDMA TOO OK. LUV YA

I NEVER HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET YOU BUT FROM WHAT I READ YOU WERE WELL LOVED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU IN SPIRIT FOR ALL THAT YOU WERE DOING OVER THERE, IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING AS BRAVE AS WHAT YOU DID. YOUR STORY TOUCH ME AND I THANK YOU I WILL MAKE A SPECIAL TRIP TO YOUR POST OFFICE. SLEEP WELL TILL ME MEET.

Ciao cara e dolce Marisol,sei volata in cielo prematuramente,nel pieno della giovinezza, sono certo di trovarti tra gli angeli,non ho avuto la fortuna di conoscerti, ma pregherò per te sempre, ciao Marisol, Dr.Carlo
Italy.

Though I never had the chance to meet you, your story touched me in a way that is difficult to describe. I think of you often as I do all the soldiers who have and are still defending the USA. My prayers are with you and your family. God Bless you Marisol. You are truly and angel from heaven.

Unreservedly, thank you.

que Dios te bendiga y te tenga a su lado

......I didn't expect to see you enlist....I didn't expect to see you here....The girl who raved about Morrissey....the creative and individualistic girl....I didn't know you were so brave....I remember your complaints, your whine...Missssss! I wish I could have attended your dedication....I wish........you didn't have one.....I wish I could have said goodbye......when you enlisted.......

I don't know her, but just by seeing her beautiful smile I can tell she was a great and outgoing daughter that her parents and siblings were and are really proud of. As a mother I cannot imagine the pain her parent went through with her lose. She is just one step ahead of us.May GOD have her in his glory. RIP Marisol.

I didn't know Marisol, but I saw her picture in the LA Times...War Hero's. Her pretty face made me want to read about her selfless sacrifice. Thank you to Marisol and all our men and women in uniform. God bless and protect all of you. To Marisol's family...May the supernatural peace of God which surpasses all understanding guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. God bless you.

My heart is filled with sadness and then becomes washed away with the joy as I read these words about you Marisol. I did not know you but I know your big sis. I hope you are proud of the work that we do...it is all because of the power and the strength of what you and others gave and sacrificed! We do it for you and because of you! YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN and we will hold your picture up high on Veteran's Day this year in our parade so everyone can see your beautiful soul!

OOH RAH, carry on!
Kimberly Addie
USMC veteran
Women Veterans of Louisiana Member

i never got the priveledge to meet you, but i knew your sister and the way she express herself about you made me feel like i knew you. Rest In Paridise sweety.
u'll be remember<3

My condolence to the Family! I too from El Monte and attended M.V.H.S. She will be remembered in a special place in my heart. I salute her Bravery and Dedication. Rest in Peace!

All citizens of EL Monte should be proud of their soldiers who were born and raised in their city! Honor and respect our servicemembers.