Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta, 25

Army, Sergeant

Based: Schweinfurt, Germany

1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: May 3, 2007

Baghdad (southern part), Iraq

Married, 2 children

Gender: Male

Hometown: Sun Valley

High School: San Fernando High (San Fernando)

Foreign Country of Birth: El Salvador

Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Gonzalez-Iraheta was born in El Salvador. When he was 11 he saved his younger brother from a powerful river current. As a teenager, he sacrificed fun to help his parents make ends meet. After his father's stroke he became the man of the family.

Charles O. Palmer II, 05/05/2007

Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda, 05/02/2007

12 memories of Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta

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On this date , January 1, 2011, exactly two years ago, I believe this soldiers picture was presented to me on Facebook requesting friendship. I obliged thinking maybe he wanted friends in the States. After chatting for 3 months, I discovered I was not chatting with the soldier but someone pretending to be him. I have sought his true identity for two years. A few weeks ago I found Staff Sgt. Felix's picture on Faces of the Fallen. His image and the picture presented to me is so close that my heart stopped. I have no way of knowing of course for sure they are one and the same but I want to post this. Even though I never really knew Felix, I came to know his face. The feelings I have inside of me are as real as if I did. He is a hero and I am happy to see he had family and friends that loved him dearly. I will always remember his face. May he Rest In Peace with our Lord.

” — Margaret Rodgers, January 1, 2013 at 3:07 p.m.

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