Daniel A. Quintana, 30

Army, Staff Sergeant

Based: Schweinfurt, Germany

2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: September 10, 2011

Paktika province, Afghanistan

Married, 3 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Huntington Park

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Quintana was killed Sept. 10 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Quintana was an Air Force police officer in 2003 when he decided he wanted to be a soldier and fight on the front lines. He enlisted in the Army in 2005 and served his first combat tour in Iraq in 2008.

Keith F. Rudd, 09/10/2011

Douglas J. Jeffries Jr., 09/08/2011

12 memories of Daniel A. Quintana

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I ran my first marathon two months ago @ Ft. Benning, GA. Prior to the race, I was approached by a volunteer to run in honor of a "fallen soldier". She led me to a table full of sheets of paper, all spread out, each with a biography and a picture. I felt really creepy "shopping" for a dead hero to run in honor of, but Daniel's story struck me. Being a father myself, I couldn't imagine the grief and loneliness his family is feeling, especially before the holidays. I picked up Daniel's paper, pinned it to my chest, and proceeded to the starting line. Daniel ran the whole race with me.

His picture is now hanging on my wall at work, and will remain there as long as I do. It's the most memoriable part of my first marathon. RIP, and God bless your family. I hope they find peace.

” — D Peterson, January 18, 2012 at 6:07 a.m.

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