Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr., 28

Army National Guard, Staff Sergeant

Based: Dublin, Calif.

1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 10, 2005

Baghdad (near Green Zone), Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Vacaville

High School: Will C. Wood High (Vacaville)

Burial: Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery, Vacaville, Calif.

Bonifacio was from the same hometown as Casey Sheehan. Partly because of the attention paid to the Sheehan case, Bonifacio family members declined requests for interviews.

Timothy D. Watkins, 10/15/2005

Sergio H. Escobar, 10/09/2005

Two memories of Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr.

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I just want you to know, the night before you passed away is the only memory I have of you, everything else is a blur. All the sergeants had NCODP at the 3ID Palace, you passed by me and said without words, "Whats up" by nodding your head and I replied the same. Thats the last time I saw you and the last memory I have of you. The next day a loud audible explosion thundered the Green Zone and we all rushed to the checkpoint to aide you in defending the gate where you were at, the G2 report was sent up and thats when I heard the sad news, that you would not be coming home with us, both anger & rage filled me that day. You were always a quiet humble professional Infantryman. You are truly missed, see you on the other side brother.

SFC Gonzalez, R (Gonzo)
B 1/184 INF
Blue Platoon

” — SFC Gonzalez, R (Gonzo), May 27, 2013 at 1:47 p.m.

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Two memories of Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr.