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Stephen J. Perez

    
Monday, April 17 2006 @ 02:23 AM EDT
Contributed by: River97
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Individuals USwww.dfw.com -- SAN ANTONIO - Lance Cpl. Stephen Joseph Perez, a Marine from San Antonio who dreamed of getting his teacher certificate and working with children, has died in Iraq.

The U.S. Department of Defense said Saturday that Perez, 22, was one of two Marines who died Thursday in Al Anbar Province. The other was Cpl. Salem Bachar, 20, of Chula Vista, Calif.

Perez was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. Bachar was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton.

Conrado Perez Jr., of Eagle Pass, said Marines told him shrapnel struck his son in the right temple. The shrapnel came from an explosion between Fallujah and Karma where there had been heavy fighting.

"They were engaged in battle almost daily," his father said in a story in the San Antonio Express-News.

Perez received both the word of his son's death and a letter from his son on the same day because of the lag time in the arrival of letters from Iraq.

In the letter, Perez told his father, "I can't wait to taste your ribs again, Daddy."

He also said that his company was having trouble with insurgents.

Perez grew up in San Antonio with his mother, Diana Marie Perez, and older brother, Kenneth Perez. He called Eagle Pass his second home, his father said.

"I never saw him angry," he said. "His mother did a fantastic job of raising that boy."

Perez was due to return home in August and planned to work toward a teaching certificate.

At least 204 Texas service members have died in Iraq since the war began in March 2003, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
 
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Stephen J. Perez
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, April 17 2006 @ 04:21 AM EDT
Stephen,
I would like to say thank you and the other Marine was also killed in that mortar attack for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Semper Fi Devil Dog!
Stephen J. Perez
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, April 17 2006 @ 10:10 AM EDT
SEMPER FI! Thank you for you service. You are a true HERO!
SAM C HUGHES
DELTA CO 7th Marines Vietnam 1969-1970
Stephen J. Perez
Authored by: anonymous on Monday, April 24 2006 @ 05:46 PM EDT
Stephen thanks for the memories, You'll always be in my thoughts in prayers! I LOVE YOU!
  • Stephen J. Perez - Authored by: anonymous on Tuesday, April 25 2006 @ 05:33 PM EDT
Stephen J. Perez
Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, April 26 2006 @ 08:02 PM EDT
I would like to say that Stephen was such a wonderful person. He will be missed greatly. I'm so thankful for people like him and all of those who are over there fighting to keep me free. May all our troops remain in our prayers.
  • Stephen J. Perez - Authored by: anonymous on Tuesday, December 05 2006 @ 12:55 PM EST
Stephen J. Perez
Authored by: usmc_dad on Friday, December 22 2006 @ 02:44 PM EST
Your son was my son's best friend. When my son, L/Cpl Charlie Mechling returned home he told me the story about your son and wept. If any member of the Perez family reads this post, please contact me. usmc_dad_0341@yahoo.com
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