Luis G. Ayala, 21

Army, Specialist

Based: Ft. Hood, Texas

2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Died: December 28, 2006

Taji, Iraq

Married, 1 child

Gender: Male

Hometown: South Gate

High School: South Gate Senior High (South Gate)

Ayala wrote to an immigration judge to say it was unfair that he should be fighting for the United States while the government denied his mother, a Mexican immigrant, legal residency. The judge agreed.

Lawrance J. Carter, 12/29/2006

Michael J. Crutchfield, 12/23/2006

31 memories of Luis G. Ayala

“

REST IS PARADISE BIG LOU!!!!!!

TO ALL WHO READ THIS...

I WAS RAISED IN SOUTH GATE.. I DON'T KNOW LUIS PERSONALLY BUT I KNOW MANY PEOPLE LIKE HIM. THIS IS A VERY SAD AND TOUCHING STORY... I AM SO SADDENED TO LEARN OF ALL THE WAR DEAD... BUT WHEN IT HITS HOME... IT CUTS A BIT DIFFERENTLY...
GODCHILE AYALA, GAVE THE ULTIMATE PRICE, HIS LIFE HERE ON EARTH.. WAS IT HIS PURPOSE TO DIE SO VAINLY? YOU MAY SAY IT WAS HIS PURPOSE BECAUSE HIS PHYSICAL BODY IS NOT HERE WITH US. BUT, HIS SOUL HIS.

THE POEPLE HE DIED FOR EAT AND LIVE VERY WELL, BUT NOT THE FAMILY OF LUIS AYALA...

MY LOVE AND PEACE GO OUT TO THE AYALA FAMILY..

SENORA, LO SIENTO MUCHO....MI CORAZON DULE....

USTD TIENE MUCHA RAZON... ESTO ES UN EJEMPLO QUE ESATN APROVECHANDO DE NUESTRA JENTE...

PAZ AMOR Y VIDA....

QUE REGRESAN NUESTROS HERMANOS, HERMANAS, HIJOS Y HIJAS.

"NO QUIERO MORIR POR MI PAIS, QUIERO VIVIR!!!!!

” — Erik , October 10, 2009 at 3:28 p.m.

“

Luis,
So sorry to hear of your passing, I have kids your age, and I can't even start to imagin, the pain. I pray to our Lord Jesus your son will be okay, and I know you'll be watching out for him. From heaven. Now our stupid president, is sending 30,000 more troops over to fight, It's the stupidest thing that fool could ever do It is none of our business, what is going on in some other countries. I wish that FOOL OBAMA would have a son and send his son over there to get killed see how he likes the feeling of losing a son, father, and husband. God bless your son and mother, and wife. And God bless you too. I didn't know you Luis, but Your story really saddens me very much.
With Love Josie....

” — josie, December 2, 2009 at 11:25 p.m.

“

I remember you and Juan Carlos and my brother playing. I remember when you would come over my house and ask for Danny, you were the same age as my younger brother. I remember you riding your bike down the street. I remember my brother ask me on your behalf if you can borrow Saving Private Ryan and my other war time dvd collection over and over again. I visited your grave this July 4 2010. I can't believe it has been this long. Thank you, I will keep praying for your family.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,
39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The apostle Paul letter to the Romans 8:35-39

” — Wilber Cárcamo, July 6, 2010 at 2:42 p.m.

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As a mother my heart is broken. Luis was stationed with my son Quentin at Fort Hood. I had spoken to Luis on the phone a time or two (usually when they were in the car on the way to Austin for the weekend). Luis would tell Quentin "let me know when your mom sends the beef jerky" He would get on the phone to say thank you and to let me know how much he loved it. Quentin deployed to Iraq with Luis. I loved to see the photos of the guys. Luis always had that beautiful smile. I am blessed that my son physically returned home. Nothing prepared us for the emotional toll of war. It is hard to help him grieve and deal with such a loss when we can't comprehend it ourselves. You are not forgotten Luis. We pray for your family. We hope your son grows up knowing his daddy is a "hero".

” — Donna Lee, December 26, 2014 at 1:38 p.m.

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