– Army specialist Jose
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Nando
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Ramirez, son of Terry and Joe Ramirez, will be deployed to Iraq
within the next couple of weeks after being stationed in
Schweinfurt, Germany for the past year and a half.
– Army specialist Jose “Nando” Ramirez, son of Terry and Joe Ramirez, will be deployed to Iraq within the next couple of weeks after being stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany for the past year and a half.
Ramirez, 21, was raised in Hollister and graduated from San Benito High School in 2001. After joining the Army over a year ago, he is now part of the 118th Army Infantry Co., Big Red One.
Ramirez left for Kuwait on Sunday for 10 days of additional training before he is deployed to Iraq somewhere in the Baghdad area. He will be stationed there for the next 15 months.
Ramirez will be a driver and gunner for his infantry.
He would love to hear from his friends in San Benito County, and will be able to check his e-mail once in a while in Iraq. To contact him, e-mail him at
na*********@ya***.com
. To send a letter to him via his parents, mail to Terry and Joe Ramirez, 461 Las Viboras Road, Hollister, Calif. 95023, or call them at (831) 636-3348.
– Marine Corps Sgt. Miguel Garcia, son of Maria and Jose Garcia of Calif., recently participated in the seizure of an estimated 2,800 pounds of hashish with an estimated value of $11 million, after intercepting a small Arabian sea vessel in the North Arabian Sea, while assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), homebased in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
These interceptions are designed to hinder the funding of terrorist organizations by denying the use of the seas for the smuggling of illegal contraband. This is the third such interception by coalition maritime forces in recent weeks.
Garcia’s unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. MEUs are composed of more than 2,000 personnel and are divided into an infantry battalion, aircraft squadron, support group and command element.
With this combination, Garcia’s unit supplies and sustains itself for quick mission accomplishment and for clearing the way for follow-onforces.
Garcia is a 1999 graduate of Pinnacles School of Hollister.
– Marine Corps Cpl. John A. Hernandez, son of Cheryl L. Carrillo of Hollister and John Z. Hernandez of Temecula, Calif., recently participated in the seizure of an estimated 2,800 pounds of hashish with an estimated value of $11 million, after intercepting a small Arabian sea vessel in the North Arabian Sea, while assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), homebased in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
These interceptions are designed to hinder the funding of terrorist organizations by denying the use of the seas for the smuggling of illegal contraband. This is the third such interception by coalition maritimeforces in recent weeks.
Hernandez’s unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. MEUs are composed of more than 2,000 personnel and are divided into an infantry battalion, aircraft squadron, support group and command element.
With this combination, Hernandez’s unit supplies and sustains itself for quick mission accomplishment and for clearing the way for follow-on forces.
Hernandez is a 1996 graduate of San Benito High School of Hollister and joined the Marine Corps in August 2000.
– Marine Corps Cpl. Monet Molina, daughter of Renee Avena of Morgan Hill and Roy Zamaripa of Hollister recently participated in the seizure of an estimated 2,800 pounds of hashish with an estimated value of $11 million, after intercepting a small Arabian sea vessel in the North Arabian Sea, while assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), homebased in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
These interceptions are designed to hinder the funding of terrorist organizations by denying the use of the seas for the smuggling of illegal contraband. This is the third such interception by coalition maritime forces in recent weeks.
Molina’s unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any environment. MEUs are composed of more than 2,000 personnel and are divided into an infantry battalion, aircraft squadron, support group and command element.
With this combination, Molina’s unit supplies and sustains itself for quick mission accomplishment and for clearing the way for follow-on forces.
Molina is a 2000 graduate of Live Oak High School of Morgan Hill and joined the Marine Corps in October 2000.
