Yadir G. Reynoso
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| Age: |
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27 |
| Hometown: |
Wapato, WA |
| Date of Death: |
8/5/2004 |
| Incident Location: |
Najaf, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Marines |
| Rank: |
Sgt |
| Unit: |
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit |
| Unit's Base: |
Camp Pendleton, Calif. |
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A one-time high school wrestler whose body was lean and heavily tattooed, Yadir G. Reynoso was anything but dangerous. He would take money out of his pocket to pay the grocery bills of a stranger at the checkout counter. Reynoso, 27, of Wapato, Wash., died Aug. 5 in a firefight with Iraqi insurgents in Najaf. He was based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. "He was the kind of person who loved challenges," said his sister Patty. "My brother always knew the strength he needed to do anything. He knew he would serve honorably no matter what he did." Reynoso was an eight-year veteran of the Marine Corps, which he joined shortly after graduating from high school in 1997. At school, he was active in sports, especially the wrestling team. "When he came home after he graduated from boot camp, my mother remembers when he looked in a mirror at himself in his uniform and said, 'I used to be a boy; now I can confirm I've become a man,'" Patty Reynoso said. Among his survivors is a 4-year-old son.
16/11/2009sonya carranza Sunnyside,WA
i have three children Betsy Brandon and Juan Reynoso- they are yadir's cousins they never met him, but look up to him as a Hero my son wants to join the marines once he graduates. My children look at all the articles and are proud to let everyone know that this man wa their realtive.