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Raul Mercado, 21
Marines, Lance Corporal
Based:
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
January 7, 2006
Karmah (near Fallouja),
Iraq
Gender:
Male
Hometown:
Monrovia
High School:
Monrovia High (Monrovia)
Burial:
Buried near Guadalajara, Mexico
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We were so proud of him that he had made it. He looked so good in that full uniform. He was so happy. This is what he wanted.
— Erica Lopez, longtime family friend
Mercado was born in the U.S. but moved to Mexico with his family as a child. As a teenager he returned and entered high school in Monrovia. He joined the military as a way to buy his mother a house.
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2 memories of Raul
Raul,
You paid the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America's War on Terrorism. I salute you and pay love and respect to you and your family.
Tom Arnott, TSGT, USAF-Retired
Monrovia High School, Class of 1977
Raul,
You were one of the greats at MHS and I am so proud to have been your teacher. My pride in you is only outweighed by the sadness I feel in losing you and all you could have achieved in your life. Thank you for serving our country.
Mrs. B
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