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Gilbert Minjares Jr
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Name: Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr.
Age: 31
From: El Paso, Texas
Assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. died Feb. 7 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq. Also
Incident: Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. was killed were Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (Petty Officer 3rd Class) Manuel A. Ruiz, Marine Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Marine 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Marine Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba and Marine Sgt. James R. Tijerina.
Died: February 07, 2007
El Paso sailor killed after just 7 days in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 31
From: El Paso, Texas
Assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C. died Feb. 7 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq. Also
Incident: Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. was killed were Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (Petty Officer 3rd Class) Manuel A. Ruiz, Marine Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Marine 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Marine Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba and Marine Sgt. James R. Tijerina.
Died: February 07, 2007
El Paso sailor killed after just 7 days in Iraq
The Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas — Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. told his brother that if he died in Iraq, he wanted his two children to know he served so they could grow up free and without fear.
Minjares, 31, and six others died Feb. 7 — just seven days after he reached Iraq — in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, the Department of Defense said Feb. 9. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
“He gave me all his clothes and stuff, like he knew what was going to happen,” said Jose Minjares, Gilbert’s brother. “He told me, ‘If anything happens, I want you to let my kids know I did it for them.’ ”
Minjares is survived by his wife, a...
Occupation
Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry Point, N.C.
Incident
Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr. died Feb. 7 in a helicopter crash in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed were Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (Petty Officer 3rd Class) Manuel A. Ruiz, Marine Capt. Jennifer J. Harris, Marine 1st Lt. Jared M. Landaker, Marine Sgt. Travis D. Pfister, Marine Cpl. Thomas E. Saba and Marine Sgt. James R. Tijerina.
Prayers & Messages
Gilbert Minjares Jr
2007-08-29
You are a brave father! I am sure your children will never forget! God bless
Gilbert Minjares Jr
2007-07-30
My prayers go out to the Minjares family. Remember that his spirit lives in those who love him. J.P. ElP,TX