Joseph W. Perry, 23

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bragg, N.C.

21st Military Police Company, 16th Military Police Brigade, XVIIIth Airborne Corps

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 2, 2006

Muhallah, Iraq

Engaged

Gender: Male

Hometown: Alpine

High School: Granite Hills High (El Cajon)

Burial: Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego

Perry was born in a military hospital in Wurzburg, Germany, to a mother serving in the Army as a Russian linguist and a father who was a combat engineer.

Fernando D. Robinson, 10/02/2006

Luis E. Tejeda, 09/30/2006

Nine memories of Joseph W. Perry

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I Am so proud to know Joseph. He was a young boy when I moved next door to his grand folks and he lived up the street. We lived in a very nice peaceful mountain comunity. Ill never forget when Id walk out side Id see Joseph and his freind Sky completley dressed in camofoge uniforms made for young men. I would see him play war as if he knew his future. He was always by the river bed that had a lot of brush to hide in. and when I would go for walks. I pretended I didnt see him while he was playing war. Im so proud to have known him and his family. Joseph was already protecting us before he knew it. I love and miss you Joseph, You are my HERO. love Sharon Flood and family. June 15, 2010.

” — SHARON FLOOD, June 15, 2010 at 4:04 a.m.

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Nine years. It's been nine years. I think about you every day, but Ocober 2nd is all too much. I lose myself in it. It's not even the 2nd yet and I'm already enveloped by it. After bed check, I put on my headphones, played some Puff Daddy "I'll be missing you," and tried to cry myself to sleep. When that didn't work, I climbed into the shower, drank a few energy drinks, and cried some more. This site says to "share a memory" of you, but I honestly don't have any I can remember. You've almost been wiped clean from my memory and I think that's what kills me the most. I mean hell, I was 13 when you were killed. 13. And before that you were constantly gone due to your obligations with the army. I just wanted more time. I needed more time. I was your little brother, I'm still your little brother. But, not for much longer. In a few months I'll know what it's like to be your older brother. I'm gonna be older than you. That, that is what kills me the most. I just miss you. Growing up without you has been hard. I just keep screwing up. I'm even getting medically chaptered out of the army for depression and ptsd. It's possible I can get back in after treatment, but unlikely. I don't know. And here I am venting on some random website memorial page. Like it really matters. Like you're gonna log on and read this, call me up, and tell me everything's gonna be okay. Right. Well anyway, on the off chance that you do see this from the afterlife, I love you and hope you know that even with all of this pain I'm glad you did what you thought was right. None of what we, your loved ones, are feeling is your fault. You made your choices in life, and though they ended with your death, you touched many lives during the short time you were with us and that means something. No regrets Joe.

” — Devin Perry, October 1, 2015 at 11:14 p.m.

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Joe was one of my husband's, Justin Meyer, first friends he met while in basic training. I remember Joe as being very fun-loving, caring, a good friend and your typical California kid. Justin and him ended up getting stationed at Fort Bragg together, but Justin was assigned to the 65th MP Company and Joe the 21st, so they did not deploy together. Justin remembers during his homecoming of his first deployment, Joe was one of the first people he saw to welcome him. I imagine that if Joe's life hadn't been cut short, he and Justin would still be great friends. I think about him often and wonder what he would be today. He is a true hero and an inspiration to many. Devon, I hope the notes from people who knew your older brother, even years after his death, help you find solace during your dark times. Joe will never be forgotten.

” — Brittany Meyer, December 28, 2015 at 8:07 a.m.

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