| SPC Daniel E. Gomez United States Army KIA 18 July 2007 |
| Tributes Memorial Page Established By-Marian Gomez Army Spc. Daniel E. Gomez 21, of Warner Robins, Ga.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died July 18 in Adhamiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small-arms fire. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Luis E. Gutierrez-Rosales, Spc. Zachary R. Clouser and Spc. Richard Gilmore III. Army Spc. Daniel Enrique Gomez is being remembered by those who knew him as a natural leader, hard worker, caregiver and loving son. "I knew Daniel very well," said Warner Robins High School principal Steve Monday. "He was a leader in our school, an excellent, well-rounded, mature person." Gomez, who graduated in 2004, was "one of the best and brightest we had to offer," Monday recalled. "His death really brings things back home. I'm shocked and saddened. He was a tremendous young man." The young soldier's father, Juan Gomez, recalled that in his son's last visit to Warner Robins in early June while on a rest-and-recovery leave, Daniel's thoughts were half a world away. "He was telling me all the time he was ready to go back," Juan Gomez said. "He wanted to be with his buddies and take care of them." April 19, 2012 Joshua Hoeft I remember gomez as a person i looked up to. he was 3 years ahead of me in school, shortly after he graduated high school my family moved to ramstein, germany. through out his time in iraq we would talk on yahoo messenger, when he was available. being two hours difference in time gave me more opportunities then my brother, who was good freinds with him. his death hit me hard, i talked to him a couple of days before hand and was looking forward to my next conversation with him. my mom was the one that broke the news to me. i was leaving the gym and headed to meet up with my dad to go home. after hearing about the death of one the people i looked up to in life my emotions took over. shortly after graduating high school i enlisted as a medic in the army. Gomez was my inspiration, when ever things were going the other direction and not towards me i would look up at the stars and have a conversation with him. our talks varied from the days events to my struggles with the materiel covered in the days class. while at our field training exercise i discovered a memorial. a memorial to all the fallen medics from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. i quickly learned that i was not the only one inspired to become a medic through unfortunate events. my battle buddies and i that shared a similar story spent the night in front of that memorial. gomez was my inspiration. Memorial Day May 31, 2010 Jan Grace Thank you for all you did to preserve our freedom! |
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