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Robert "Bobby" T. Ayres III, 23
Army, Sergeant
Based:
Vilseck, Germany
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
September 29, 2007
Baghdad (southern part),
Iraq
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When they started taking heavy fire, he pushed his men into the doorway of a house and spun around to return fire, to cover his troops as they moved. That's when he was hit. He died protecting the men he led.
— Sgt. Christopher Sanders, in an e-mail to Ayres' sister
Sanders, the sergeant who emailed Ayres' sister, was killed three months later when an improvised bomb exploded in Sinsil, Iraq. As a teenager, Ayres served as a volunteer gardener at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Westwood. He is now buried there.
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2 memories of Robert "Bobby"
I miss you everyday Bob. Losing you was one of the hardest things I've ever had to go through. On this memorial day nearly two years later my memory of you is as strong as it was in high school. I'm just sorry that I never got the chance to tell you how much I love you!
You'll always remain close in my heart!
I love you Bob
bobby everyday i think about the fun times at high school and i miss those days just hanging out infront of the music room. you will be very missed
Vinnie
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