Denis Javier Gallardo, of St Petersburg,Florida died just after midnight November 22, 2005. He was only 22 years old. He died of pneumonia at Camp Sykes Iraq near Tal Afar. He was with the Army's 2nd squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment - Fort Carson, Colorado.
Javier was 11 years old when he came here to the United States. He graduated at Clearwater High School and then he joined the Army. He changed his MOS to go to Iraq. He loved the Army and the United States.
In just 3 years he made Sergent. He loved the fact that he was Airborne qualified. When he was buried, he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Thank you to Denis and all of the others who serve for the right of freedom. May God bless your family for all they have given for Liberty and Freedom. I will never forget the price of freedom and I will make sure my children and grandchildren understand the cost!
This post was written as part of "Some Gave All", an effort to commemorate the sacrifice of these heroes. By Name
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends."John 15:13
Beautiful post...Sad, but beautiful.
Posted by: Faith in Florida | August 30, 2006 at 04:24 PM
Thank you Denis Javier Gallardo, and all who cared about you! My family is forever in your debt!
Faith, I appreciated reading this post! Thank you!
Posted by: Addie | August 30, 2006 at 05:20 PM
thanks for doing this...we should all remember and pay tribute to those who have given all. I've bookmarked the site so I can do a post like this too.
Posted by: Michelle | August 30, 2006 at 05:25 PM
Sounds like a unique young man and handsome. Thank You Javier for defending our country and may God bless your family.
Posted by: Christina | August 30, 2006 at 07:53 PM