John D. Aragon, 22

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Campbell, Ky.

1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: June 12, 2008

Kadamiya, Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Antioch

High School: Antioch High (Antioch)

Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Antioch, Calif.

The Defense Department reports that Aragon was killed June 12 when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kadamiya, Iraq, northwest of Baghdad.

Marc A. Retmier, 06/18/2008

Cody R. Legg, 06/04/2008

12 memories of John D. Aragon

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We went to high school and everything together. We would talk about random things unrelated to school but never anything about the military. We had classes together from 11th to 12th grade and spent most days making fun of the teachers or goofing off in auto. I remember when he first told me he joined the army. I gave him crap about it cause I had joined the marines. He would keep me posted about how everything was going for him via myspace and I would keep him up on myself. We would always ask "How do you like the army?" or "How's the marine thing going?". He really did love what he did, and he was so proud. I remember having bad days and telling him how I wanted to just go home and he would say encouraging things like "Don't worry cuz, things will get better." He was a great person, a great cousin, and a great soldier.

” — One of his many cousins, June 29, 2008 at 8:42 a.m.

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