Army 2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez
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| Easter Luke |
Saddened when in the local paper of
parents Daniel & Vicki I read, About the death of their 23-year old daughter
2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez, Father and grandfather proudly served their country I
remember that, She proved a very tough act to follow, this spunky little Army
brat.
parents Daniel & Vicki I read, About the death of their 23-year old daughter
2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez, Father and grandfather proudly served their country I
remember that, She proved a very tough act to follow, this spunky little Army
brat.
At that time she was small in stature
but big in heart, No matter what the role, Emily more than played her part, Armed
with the nickname of Kobe for always being sure, Or whatever the task was her
shots were straight and pure.
but big in heart, No matter what the role, Emily more than played her part, Armed
with the nickname of Kobe for always being sure, Or whatever the task was her
shots were straight and pure.
Active with Peace Baptist Church
residing at Fort Washington, A family member afflicted with HIV and her crusade
had begun, In Prince George County she helped others start a HIV-AIDS Ministry,
Superwoman was determined to help combat this deadly disease.
residing at Fort Washington, A family member afflicted with HIV and her crusade
had begun, In Prince George County she helped others start a HIV-AIDS Ministry,
Superwoman was determined to help combat this deadly disease.
Assistant Principal N. Laney said,
“this wasn’t some average Joe”, As her high school track coach, Nathaniel
certainly should know, Alexandria’s Red Cross called her focused while always
ready to go, The peer education program said she was never late & very
dependable.
“this wasn’t some average Joe”, As her high school track coach, Nathaniel
certainly should know, Alexandria’s Red Cross called her focused while always
ready to go, The peer education program said she was never late & very
dependable.
An Oxon Hill High School wing
commander in the Junior ROTC, Serving her country with the Army in any capacity
is what she longed to be,
commander in the Junior ROTC, Serving her country with the Army in any capacity
is what she longed to be,
At West Point, choir, track, first
minority command, cream of the crop, Intelligent as Emily was she still
couldn’t spell the words quit or stop.
minority command, cream of the crop, Intelligent as Emily was she still
couldn’t spell the words quit or stop.
As the platoon leader Perez was
patrolling Iraq in a military Humvee,
patrolling Iraq in a military Humvee,
A bomb exploded under her truck from
cowardly insurgents called an IED,
cowardly insurgents called an IED,
A sweetheart decked out in battle
fatigues that only aimed to please,
fatigues that only aimed to please,
God called you home to Heaven in the
name of Jesus, our loving Emily.
name of Jesus, our loving Emily.
