William B. Gross Paniagua, 28

Army, Sergeant

Based: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division

Supporting: Operation Enduring Freedom

Died: July 31, 2011

Kunar province, Afghanistan

Gender: Male

Hometown: Daly City

Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.

Gross Paniagua died July 31 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.

Jinsu Lee, 08/05/2011

James M. Christen, 07/19/2011

Four memories of William B. Gross Paniagua

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Dear William's Family and Friends,

Please except my condolences. Death is not easy to except. According to the Bible in Psalms 46:9 it says: "He will cause all wars to cease to the extremity of the earth." And Revelation 21:4 says: "He will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." I know you will agree that these scriptures gives us a wonderful hope for the future. I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and we are all over, so when one of us knock on you door, please feel free to ask any questions you may have and we will be happy to answere your questions from the Bible. May peace and comfort be with you.

” — Muriel Mahan, August 4, 2011 at 4:56 p.m.

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