PFC Jesse J. Martinez
United States Army
Born:
November 3, 1983
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Died:
July 14, 2004
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Location:
Tall Afar, Iraq
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Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Hometown:
Tracy, CA
A Bit About Jesse
Jesse was born on November 3, 1983 in Amberg, West Germany. Jesse always followed his older brother Ralph around. He loved playing video games. Jesse would bet his lunch money with his brother and brother’s friends. He usually won.
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Jesse was 6 years younger than his brother. He knew statistics on all the players on his brother’s team. Also, the statistics on a lot of professional teams. Who got trades to who and for what.
When 9/11 happened, Jesse decided he wanted to go into the Army. He said he wanted to make a difference.
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Jesse graduated basic training in August 2003. Thereafter, he was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. In November 2003, Jesse deployed to Iraq. He died on July 14, 2004 in TalAfar, Iraq at the age of 20 years old.
A grateful nation thanks and honors you Jesse!
