Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda, 20

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Riley, Kan.

4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: May 2, 2007

Baghdad (southern part), Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Long Beach

High School: Wilson High (Long Beach)

Foreign Country of Birth: Honduras

Born in Honduras, Sunsin-Pineda was inspired to join the Army by an uncle who served in the Honduran military. Sunsin-Pineda was featured in a recruiting video shown on Spanish-language TV stations nationwide.

Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta, 05/03/2007

Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins, 04/28/2007

25 memories of Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda

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I remember Astor when he lived in Costa Mesa he was always hanging out with my Brother Saul and my Friend Oscar. I remember when my friend called me at work and told me what had happend. I couldn't helped it a shed tears for him. I attended his funeral and saw the love and respect the whole community had for him. A year later I was deployed to Kuwait and during a memorial day cervice a hand full of us were selcted to read a list of fallen service members during Operation Iraqui freedom and operation enduring freedom half a page down my list I came across his name. I paused for a few seconds that I guess in reality were minutes untill a Ssgt came to me and asked me what was going on and saw that I had tears rolling down my cheecks. He pulled me aside and asked what was going on and I told him Astors story. I don't know weather it was a quinsitence or not but I was blessed by his memory during that special day. I know that you are in heaven smilling down on us and helping every single one of our fallen brothers in arms that have sacrificed everything for the cloth of our nation. We all miss you...." if the marines and navy ever step foot on heavens door they would see the gates are guarded by Spc Astor sunsin Pineda"

” — HM2 Juarez J., August 19, 2011 at 3:24 p.m.

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Astor was like a little brother to me. We met during basic training in fort leonardwood in 2005. He was a very outgoing person, joking all the time. It was really hard to stay mad at him for more than 5 minutes because of his charisma. I think of you everyday; we deployed together to Iraq in 2007. I still remember telling his step dad a few days before leaving that he had nothing not worry about, that I would take of him, until this day those words still hunt me down because I could not accomplish what I promise. I had the honor to escort his body back to long beach for his funeral. I miss you and I wish that could have seen how much everyone thinks of you. I miss you little brother and one day we will see each other again, sorry it took so long to write on your wall, but you know how hard this is it.

” — Sgt Juarez Armando, March 25, 2012 at 4:19 a.m.

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First of all I want to thank god for giving me the chance to meet my good old friend Astor..I remember all the stuff we did together growing up...I still remember the day that u moved to long beach..because I was pretty sad I didn't get to say goodbye...Damn brother, I can honestly say that knowing u aren't here with us really hurts....As a Hispanic you make me really proud cause u took on a job that any coward would of ran away from...Look out for your family from heaven, and ask God to make a small room for us, cause we wanna see u again. WE LOVE YOU AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ON OUR HEARTS. Don't have too much in heaven cause we wanna have some fun too, when we get there.....until then my brother.....................

” — Saul juarez escobar, April 28, 2014 at 12:25 p.m.

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I met Astor in 2005 at Ft. Leonard Wood and we were in the same company and platoon together. I will never forget C Co 35 Engineer Battalion and I will never forget Astor. He was always joking around making people laugh. Sometimes the joking around would get a little excessive but you could never stay mad at him because before you knew it he done made you laugh again. My absolute last memory of him we were in formation fixing to go in the theater to graduate AIT and he was clowning me because the drill Sergeant had just smoked me in my dress greens for something stupid. I just found out today, 7 years after his death on Facebook what happened to him from another friend from basic and I am shocked that such a horrible thing could happen to such a person like him. After basic training and AIT we both got sent different places and lost touch, I really wish there was Facebook and all that then to keep in touch, but he is in heaven now lookin over everyone. RIP Astor, Gone but NEVER Forgotten

” — SPC LeBert, Nick, May 2, 2014 at 9:03 p.m.

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