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Paul T. Nakamura, 21
Army Reserve, Specialist
Based:
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
June 19, 2003
Iskandariya,
Iraq
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One day he said, 'Mom, Dad, I'm so proud I was born in the United States.'
— Yoko Nakamura, mother, talking about her soldier son
Nakamura was a passionate swimmer, a lifeguard and swimming teacher at the Santa Fe Springs Aquatic Center since he was 17. He was a member of his high school water polo team.
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8 memories of Paul
I will always remember the summers going surfing early mornings before work and going to taco surf to eat nachos....good times that i'll never forget
I played water polo with Paul and remember him doing flips off of the side of the pool into the water. I still miss you buddy.
Paul always used to always hang out on the bench on our front porch, just talking about nonsense. I miss those nonsense conversations....We miss you Paul
Paul had this composition book that he used to write down quotes in. Pretty soon it had been passed around and contained a collection of quotes, comments, and inside jokes, all from within our circle of friends. I look through that composition book now and it makes me feel very fortunate to have been a part of it, and I will never forget the friendship that we shared.
MAHALO TO PAUL's FRIENDS It's an honor that my son have a place in your heart. I truly miss "Toku" too. I think of Paul everyday and I'm so glad he have a great circle of friends.
Your memory will always live within our hearts. Days, Years may pass but your memory lives on. God Bless you Paul.
I will always remember Paul with his red board shorts on top of our ambulances. Oh... and the sight of him launching the FLA over the sand dunes in Kuwait. You will NEVER be forgotten. I miss you.
Paul was deffinetly one of the kindest human beings... Truely missed.
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