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First Name : SSgt Ken Harrison
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Comment : Hello,
I am a member of the 320 STS in Radio Maintenance and I just want to express my condolences. Juan was a great guy and he will always be missed. Take Care
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First Name : Mary
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URL : Henstein
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Comment : Friend of the Ridouts here in Marshalltown, Iowa ery nice and sad site. Sorry
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First Name : Bernice Ridout
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Comment : Very nice information
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First Name : James
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Comment : Great site, Great person!!
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First Name : Jim
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URL : Fejer
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Comment : Juan was a bright spot in our lives and even a brighter light in my daughter's life!! He will be missed.
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First Name : Aaron Butler
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URL : ambutler@kda.attmil.ne.jp
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Comment : Hey Jessica, I was with Juan the whole time down in the Philippines. He spoke of you often. We did a lot of things together. Alot of flying, shooting , training, and playing the Playstation 2. We sure loved the days off because we would just veg in our ro
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First Name : Gloria
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First Name : Connie (Sifu Mama)
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URL : sifurob@fidalgo.net
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Comment : Juan was like a son to me, you have honored him well. I feel my life expand as I meet all Juan's friends and family. He is sharing with us still through the ones he loved. God Bless you Juan
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Name : Rose
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Comment : Hello Jessica, What a very special sister you were to your
brother. I want you to know that
your brother was a very special person, as you well know and how well you put it. I had met your brother one Christmas. He was at
Stacee's mom and dad's house.
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Name : Kirstin Wallin
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Email Address : wallinkattbi.com
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Comment : Thank you for writing such a heartwarming remembrance of Juan. I love the pictures. The ones with the silly looks remind me most of him. I knew him mostly in high school but somehow, we always seemed to get in touch with one another once every year or two
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Name : D.M.N
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Comment : I DON'T KNOW YOU BUT APART OF ME FEELS LIKE I DO... WHEN I SEEN THE PICTURE OF YOU AND YOUR BROTHER AND STARTED READING ON TEARS JUST ROLLED DOWN MY FACE AS IF I'VE KNOW YOU GUYS ALL MY LIFE. MY HEART REALLY GOES OUT TO YOU..ONCE AGAIN YOU ALL HAVE TOUCHE
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Name : CMS Raymond Browning
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Email Address : browning@icx.net
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Comment : Your families are in my thoughts and prayers every day. Tsgt Ron O'Steen of the 320th STS is my brother and from talking with him I know how special these brave men were. They will never be forgoten and will live on in our hearts forever. God Bless.
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Name : annie
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Email Address : anniewitte@yahoo.com
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Name : Dave Holcomb
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Email Address : ruckman@kda.attmil.ne.jp
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Comment : Jessica, I was Juan's first team leader on Red Team at McChord AFB. I had the good fortune of serving with him at Kadena also. We were together most of his career. He was a wonderful assett to our team. Everything you wrote about him is so true. He bright
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Name : Troy
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Comment : If it is ever possible to summarize ones life and capture their spirit on a website, you've done it. Tears will flow to anyone that knew Juan while reading this. I've known Juan since he first got to McChord. I had the pleasure of working with him there,
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Name : Dennis Harlow
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Email Address : dennis.harlow@hurlburt.af.mil
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Comment : My prayers are with you during this time of your loss. May God Bless and Keep You.
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Name : WendyTweeter
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Comment : I am the wife of a team mate of Juan's as well as a good friend of both he and Stacee. You are so right about his humor. He made everyone laugh ALL the time and was a GREAT GREAT man. He is truly missed by all.
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Name : Chaz Stiefken
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Email Address : ckgg@kda.attmil.ne.jp
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Comment : What a fitting memorial for one of Pararescue's finest...
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Name : nichole hollum
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Email Address : feelinfroggie24@aol.com
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Comment : Juan will always be in our hearts and prayers.
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Name : Kim O'Steen-Bivens
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Email Address : kbivens@compassgroup.com
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Comment : I am the proud sister of Tsgt. Ron O'Steen, our entire family is grateful for people such as your brother. We are all praying for you and your family. God Bless.
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Name : Roxanne Staha
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Email Address : staha5@aol.com
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Comment : The pictures made me smile... This truely honors their memory. It has been an honor and a pleasure to have known them both. They were loved by everyone that knew them. They touched each and every person's life in a special way and will be missed by us all
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Name : Calvin Markham
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Name : Tyra Wells
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Email Address : wellta13@hotmail.com
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Name : Angie Kampmann
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Email Address : dkampmann@intella.net
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Comment : My brother-in-law is SSGT Brian Huinker and his wife Kristal was at my home in Wisconsin when she found out about your brother Juan. I am extremely sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great man. We owe him and his fellow servicemen our gratitude.
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Name : stan wells
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Email Address : stann70039
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Comment : remember tearing off the fuzz balls on my moms pillow in louisiana? who really did it? love ya!
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Name : Todd & May Lou Miller
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Email Address : millerm022@hawaii.rr.com
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Name : Enrique Herrera, SSgt, CCT
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Email Address : ensherrera7@aol.com
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Comment : Juan...will never be forgotten. He was an outstanding pararescueman and brother.
A man we all loved and would lay down our lives for in an instant.
Juan a symbol of the motto...That Others May Live.
I'll miss you bro-HA
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Name : Suzanne Chavira
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Email Address : jschavira@att.net
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Comment : Knowing Juan practically my entire life and being Jessica's best friend and sister, it has been extremely difficult for our family to fathom his loss. Juan treated my husband, Javier with open arms and loved my son dearly, which by the way he wanted to de
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Name : Kindra Jones & Family
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Email Address : kkdj@midiowa.net
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Comment : Our prayers are with you all.
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Name : Kyla Davis
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Email Address : KylaLovesMovies@aol.com
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Comment : It saddens me to heart this news. Juan was my 2nd cousin. I haven't seen him since he was a young boy, and regret not getting to know him. My heart goes out to the family and especially to Jessica, you're in my prayers. Love - Kyla
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Name : Kraig Davis
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Email Address : kraig.davis@honeywell.com
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Comment : Thinking of you during this time - God Bless, Kraig
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Name : Jeremy George
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Email Address : http://www.jeremygeorge.net
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Comment : Having served active duty for four years and currently serving in the Air Guard, I have the utmost appreciation for the sacrifice that Juan and all of our troops have made to protect our country and they will never be forgotten.
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Name : Kendall Brown
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Email Address : kendall.brown@ramstein.af.mil
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Comment : I am very sorry about Juan's families loss and Stacee's. I knew Juan while I was in Japan. Just thought I'd say I will never be sad whenever I think of him because he always will remain happy and laughing in my memories.
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Name : Allen cox
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Email Address : Coxallen7@aol.com
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Comment : I am new to the 320th and did not know Juan personally. I am very sorry for your loss.
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Name : Jolynn Figueroa
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Email Address : jolynn_f@hotmail.com
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Name : Kevin A. Johnson Jr.
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Email Address : Kevina.johnson@kadena.af.mil
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Comment : Your brother will be missed by a lot of people. my prayers are with you and your father. Juan will never be forgotten
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Name : Ben Pelster
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Email Address : Benpelster@hotmail.com
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Name : Robert Fernandez "FERN"
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Email Address : robert.fernandez@kadena.af.mil
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Comment : TEAM FOREVER!!!!
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Name : Roxanne Staha
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Email Address : staha5@aol.com
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Comment : Again Jessica the pictures were wonderful to look at again, and the memories are good ones. This is an honor to Juan, Bill and the others lost. we miss them.
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Name : Melissa Chavez
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Email Address : flakita78@hotmail.com
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Comment : This is an awesome tribute. You did such a great job!
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Name : Murph Man
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Email Address : jeffrey.murphy@kadena.af.mil
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Comment : Jessica, What a great tribute to your brother and his team mate. I've worked with Juan for years. I gave him his Combat check-out in Kosovo. I'll remember him always.
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Name : Annie Gomez
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Email Address : agomezjjm@aol.com
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Comment : Jessica, what a beautiful sister you are to let the whole world know what a wonderful person Juan was. He will always be remembered by me, his half-brother John, nephew Jacob, niece Misti as the true hero that he is. The small time we knew him, will last
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Name : Brad Greisen
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Email Address : wacksavage@hotmail.com
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Comment : Juan, my mexican. You are missed everyday my brother. I love you
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Name : Cheryl West (Sista)
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Email Address : Yourscoot@aol.com
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Name : Cheryl West (Sista) Again!
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Email Address : Yourscoot@aol.com
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Comment : Okay so I meant to write something before..sorry.
June 25, 2002 - Happy Birthday Bro. I miss you and I love you very much.
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Name : Connie
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Email Address : sifurob@fidalgo.net
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Comment : I would like to see all the group who hung out with Juan put in stories and photos so we can begin writing a book about our Juan.
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Name : Sifu Mama
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Email Address : sifurob@fidalgo.net
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Comment : Hey Juan,
It's your big 30 today. I guess you knew that but I needed to rub it in just a little. I went for a walk with a girlfriend today when it dawned on me it was your Birthday. I stopped look up at sunny sky and said Happy Birthday. did you hear me?
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Name : Rob Robertson
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Email Address : Sifurob@fidalgo.net
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Comment : Happy birthday, Juanito.It's just Sifu, needing to say that you are greatly missed.
It is somewhat ironic just how many wonderful people came into my life after your departure.All the same, I'd much rather that you had stuck around and introduced us.
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