Lester Domenico Baroncini, Jr., 33

Army, Sergeant

Based: Ft. Bragg, N.C.

2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: October 15, 2006

Samarra, Iraq

Single

Gender: Male

Hometown: Bakersfield

High School: Bakersfield High (Bakersfield)

Burial: Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery, Bakersfield

The only son of a Bakersfield ranching family, Baroncini was a straight-shooting roper and rider, loyal to his country, his family, his horse Patsy and his dog Boo. When he was killed, he was just weeks away from a scheduled return home.

Norman R. Taylor III, 10/17/2006

Mark C. Paine, 10/15/2006

Six memories of Lester Domenico Baroncini, Jr.

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As my uncle you have set a huge standerd for me Doe i loved you more then anyone will understand and you died when i was only 6 and the last time i talk to you on the phone it was not long and i know you would be proud of me and we conected in many ways we never like sertain food and when we ate we would trade food and you showed me so much and you wanted to teach me so much like shoot or just anything i enjoyed your wisdom you shared with me when you had the chance and you never once let me down even when i needed you and even know i get in to sertain perdicomints i just think what would my uncle do what would he tell me to do at this moment in time every time i let that gun go i think of you and say to myself damn he would be proud there is so much in this world you never even showed me how to do and left ends i may never be able to do or understand but mark my word doe i will start a family tradtion. well i got to go i love you stay looking over us like i know you are help me and my mom as she is not feeling good and i catch up with you later love you take it easy

” — Mason Schultz, May 28, 2013 at 8:15 a.m.

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