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Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves
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Name: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves
Age: 27
From: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego, 1st Marine Division Detachment, San Diego
Incident: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves was killed April 6 while conducting combat operations in the Anbar province, Iraq.
Died:
April
06, 2004
Fernando Mendez-Aceves loved to take care of people. As the third of four sons, he was fiercely protective of his younger brother, Kenneth, 15. "His baby brother was his pastime," said his mother, Sandra Aceves. "They were always together." That nurturing attitude carried over to his service with a medical unit. "I know Fernando looked at their faces, and he was protecting his baby brother in all of them," his mother said. Mendez-Aceves, 27, of Ponce, Puerto Rico, was killed April 6 during an ambush in Ramadi, Iraq, while attempting to treat a fallen Marine. He was assigned to the Naval Medical Center San Diego. Born in Mexico City, Mendez-Aceves grew up in a family that moved around the globe, including countries in Africa and Southeast Asia,...
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| Prayers & Condolences For: Fernando A. Mendez-Aceves BY JOHN on Apr 09, 2008 | | | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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