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Special
Memory - Martin Gil
Cheyanne
just received this message and we thought it would be good to share with other ‘Bears’.
Den Master
As a Bear serving in the Army now for 15 years your web page is a way of
keeping in touch with Bear happenings. I
learned a year ago from a classmate that a fellow Bear and soldier died. His
name was Martin Gil; we both graduated in ‘87 and entered the Army. He served
during Operation Desert Storm and received the Purple Heart for wounds received
during the war. The wounds were serious
enough that he left the Army. The last
time we sat and talked was in ‘92. We
talked about the high school days and our time in the Army. Once in awhile we dropped a line to each
other. But the last five years had been
a blur so I guess we lost touch. I found
out he died a day after a car accident he was involved in. He was a Husband, a Father, a Brother, a Son
and a Friend to the people who loved him. To me he was a Friend and a fellow
Soldier...knowing Martin, I know he is now Standing Watch over his family and
friends. So until the day my turn comes
to Stand Watch...stand straight… be vigil...you are missed old friend!! So with a heavy heart I request that Martin
Gil be added to the roll of “Sorry That You Are Gone” in the "Class of 1987."
Thank you.
Juan A. Gordiano
Instructor
P.S. To all the Bears who have
supported the soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines.....Thank You!!!!! Go Bears!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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