Wilberto Sabalu Obituary

I met MSG at Camp Edgars. A few of us were around a fire pit, with Congas, Clave, y Bongo. On this one Thursday night as we were playing, many other service members would wonder right into our location, rank did not matter for it was the music of our culture that brought us together. We had so much fun. You told me you went to Lane Tech and I went to Clemente, of all places where we could meet another Boriqua from the hood. Oh what a night that was. A week later I found out what happened to SGM. I always think of you and I am a better person.

That night while we were laughing and singing to Pedro Navaja, we made plans to start a salsa band and LtCol Ortiz, gave us the go ahead. We started the first Salsa club and salsa band at ISAF HQ. 2007.

I wear your bracelet and think of you often.

1st Class Petty Officer Zayas
Ret. CPD.


Bravo Zulu

17 years and it still hurts. Miss you.

Just know the 20 year old kid you gave advice to in Afghanistan is about to be 36 and I just want to say I miss you and I appreciate everything you´ve done

Just heard the news! So sad I didn’t get to see one more time! At least I was there for the beginning of what seems to have been a good career. I’ll mis you Forever Brother!

Otro dia de las madres sinty hijo!!

Este dia de las madres sinti es muy dificil!!

I missing you son on this holiday season.

Happy Birthday in Heaven son

Just thought of you today and decided to look you up. Always respected you, you were a good man. May you Rest In Peace, my fallen brother.

Thinking of you and missing you on your birthday.

Happy Birthday in Heaven my son

Fue la grduacion de tu hijo y todo el tiempo edtubites presente

I miss you son

Always in my heart. Love you, miss you.

Another year and it feels like yesterday. What an honor it was to serve with you in Afghanistan.

Siempre vives en mi corrazon hijo

I miss you son

You're still remembered my comrade, my friend.

Thank you and I miss you so much!

Missing you.

Estos8anos parami no anpasado sigo viendo tu sonrisa y todo loque sinificas tus buenas actitudes el abrazo las llamadas de cuaquir modo tu hijo estas y estras presente.

Wil, it's 8 years now Brother and still the pain is here like it was yesterday. You are missed each and every day Brother. Keep watching over us all until we meet again.

Benny

Otro Nuevo ano sin que al menos el tibre del Telephono; pero no impota siques en mi corran Hijo.

Always in my heart. Till we meet again.

Ai Junior Otro anomas y parami sigue siendo hoy!! Nuca el tiempo me hara quete holvide!!.

HiJunior estuve con tu Hermana I tu sobrino tu sabes!perdon!hijo en nuestras comversasiones los momentos de risas que vivimos con tigo!

Hi Jr.!hijo'te platico que estuve con tu Herman!pues tusabes!note olbidamos I nuca sera asi!

Remembering your great love story today and always.

Hoy es cuando Llegastes Ami vida; i enpese acumplir An`o;Hoynocumplo solo siento quelos Llevo enmishobros.

Hijo ninuca te olvire.

Hijo notengo como esprsal que anpasado 6anos.

6 years ago today the world lost a good man, my brother. How I have missed you.

Junior solo me puedes ver yo notepuedover quiero dezcanse enpaz nuca teholvido.bueno tusaves.!ok

Forever in our hearts

son todo Esta Bien aunque son cinco sinvert;happy birth Day.

My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Happy Birthday little brother,you are always in my heart. Miss you.

Today i went to see you my friend. I will always remember a life well lived and I will cherish the memories forever. I take great comfort in knowing you are up there with my Steve.

Junior Mayo 6 es Inolbidable!Pero en realida;es que tu estas iestaras porsimpre; un astaluego Hijo.

Wil, a couple of days late, but definitely remembered this past Sunday. I miss you brother. I know you're looking in on Josh and Nadia and from what Mike Bennett told me when I saw him this past fall, you'd be so proud of them. véale más adelante hermano

To the family and friends of Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu:
Always remembering Wilberto. "Some gave all."

My dear brother, today makes five years that you were taken from us, not a day goes by I do not think about you. I miss you very much. Till we meet again, I love you.

Junior hoy es un Dia Especial para Decirte que note Olvido Hijo,Recive la bendision.

Junior Hijo en este ano que Ehmos cumplido ios 41yrs.fue buenoque pude mandarte Globos Asta alla espero que los recivas pronto.tu pastel esta gualdado,bueno nome yamactes oh alomejor no pudo entral La llamado eldestino nos ha sorprendido pero nolos separado nuetro Amor porciempre asqui,Estara
I Love you.

Bro, I seen a picture of Joshua in fb he has gotten so big. Your sister is w/your mom that's nice so hear they are finally celebrating your bithday together. We all miss you till we see each other.

To the family and friends of our departed brother, I just wanted to let you know that I have not forgotten Wil...and I never will. Nadia, if you read this, you have no idea how much your daddy loved you and Josh. He used to talk to me about you two all of the time and had your pictures all over the wall in his room.

Happy Birthday my brother.

Happy Birthday little brother,sorry i missed saying it yesterday. I am here with mom. Hoped you enjoyed the cake and liked the balloons we sent you yesterday! I love you very much.

Hey Dad, sorry its taken me so long to write. I wish you a happy nrithday i miss you and i love <3

Junior Otro an`o sin tu llamada i La photo medice mama`esque astoi contigo,Hijo nuca te olbidare.

OyePapa!!!
Miss you Bro,

Strength and Honor 814th MP

Another year has gone by that you were taken from us. I miss you very much. i know you are always looking over us. I love you very much! your sister.
Elizabeth Sabalu

To the family and friends of Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu:
Please accept my remembrance of Wilberto on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Hey my brother, I miss u. but i know u are still with us.U completed ur training here in the flesh. and now u moved to the next level as our guardian angel. miss and luv ya bro. ur brother Chico.

Happy birthday little brother, I know you are partying it up, being the center of attention as always. Wish you were here so that I could give you a hug. I miss you so much. I love you. Till we meet again.

Thanks to the brave men like you Mr. Sabalu we have our liberty. Thank you so much for your willing heart. This Memorial day...we remember you!

Junior Quepasa Otro dia y el Telefono sin Sonal pensaras que me boiahorbidar Pues no; Otro Ano; Todo loque Icistes Esta hai Tu sonrisa el baile lo dedicado Atu familia y Amigos.we miss you Son.

Oye Wil, Another year has passed and you not being still hurts!!! I was sitting in on a promtion board with Sam (1SG Paris) and he leaned over to me and whispered, asking me if I remember what happened on 6 May? And I began to tear up and I was next board member to ask questions to this young "hispanic" male Soldier. I could not help but to see a little of you in him. In that he could not stop smiling regardless of the situation that he was facing! And that reminded me so much of you - ALWAYS SMILING, not matter what! Afterwards, all the many memories of all the good times back at Leavenworth, in Alpha Co., in the wings, playing jokes with the grease pencil or doing the frozen BDU cap in the guard-cage fridge, spending time at Kuilan's! All those training days when you could make those long days fun & humorous!!! You will always be loved & remembered by the many that you touched!!!

Asta la proxima, Papo!

MSG Julio Negron

Wilberto, You will be missed more than you will ever know.. I salute you courageous American soldier, protecting our freedoms and our way of life. God speed old friend

Another year has passed since the passing of Wil. I'm back in Afghanistan just a stone's throw away from where he was stolen from us and a day doesn't go by that I don't think of him. I'll never forget Wil and will ALWAYS cherish his friendship and the good times.

I was honored to have known MSG Sabalu in Afghanistan. Whenever I was back in Kabul at Camp Eggers, I would see him, always w/ a smile and a kind word. He arrived in country 3 weeks after our group. I saw him on the afternoon of the 5th of May; we were excited; our group was to leave May 6th (my birthday...), and he said, "I can't wait for you to leave; I'll be leaving 3 weeks later!" We didn't leave on the 6th; but that afternoon we got the news he had died along w/ the COL and the 2 others wounded.
I won't forget the kindness of your brother, your friend. His smile will always be remembed. As will his talk of family and back home.
Be proud and please know he did serve proudly and honorably.
V/r,
Theresa A. Reese

To the family and friends of Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu:
Remembering Wilberto on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Another year has gone by and still I can"t
be believe you are gone. Miss you so much but I know that we will see each other again little brother.

will is missed dearly....

I miss you little brother always know we love you , I love you. I am grateful to know that you will never be forgotten.

To the family of Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu:
Wilberto gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families. War does not discriminate – It breaks my heart to see the faces of the fallen. We want to give this gift to you. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Over 1,300 portraits have been completed and shipped to the parents and or spouse - at no cost as this is a gift from one American to another!
Contact us directly at [email protected] or go to www.heropaintings.com. If you have already had a portrait completed, we pray that you are enjoying the portrait and God Bless You.
Sincerely,
Kenna

Dear family of Master Sgt. Wilberto Sabalu,

We want to say thank you. We understand that no words can be adequate for your sorrow. We certainly do not want to intrude upon your privacy. As Americans we want you to know that we deeply appreciate the ultimate sacrifice your loved one has made for all of us. We also would like for you to be aware that with this letter comes our special concern and prayers for you. We are all safer because young men and women who love their country, and know the value of a free nation, are willing to put themselves in harms way, and lay down their lives to keep this nation free and safe for all of us.
Your sacrifice is also very great. We know that we can give little comfort; however, the knowledge that your loved one did not die in vain, but died in the service of our country, gives each of us a noble example of the value of life, and the responsibility of freedom. We hope this will bring pride and comfort to you.
We at Gethsemane Church believe that there is purpose to life. We send this letter with our deepest appreciation for the greatest of sacrifices, you and your loved one have given to this country. We know it is not enough, but please allow us to assure you that your loved one is not forgotten.


Very Sincerely

Frank G. Noyes
Frank G. Noyes (Pastor)


Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
(Jn. 15:13)

Wil,
I just found this website hermano. I miss you my brother. Last month was a little tough for me. I feel your friendship and your strength with me everyday. Thanks for always believing in me and for being my friend. You have my friendship always.

Nadia, Josh...your daddy loved you so very much. He had your pictures all over his wall in his room and talked about you all of the time. I know he's looking down upon you two with that warm smile and watching you every minute of everyday. I know he's very proud of both of you.

Amy, you were his everything. You were his compass that gave his life direction. He was grateful to have you as his wife and was so in love with you. We used to sit and talk just about every night for hours on end it seemed, laughing at the stories. He couldn't have had a more perfect family than he had in you, Josh and Nadia.

God Bless and all my best to you always.

hAPPY bIRTHDAY i MISS YOU AND i LOVE YOU SOO MUCH.

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Master Sgt Sabalu!

Happy Birthday Will!! We love and miss you so much!! Brad, Steph, Dylan and Kyra

To the Family of Master Sgt Wilberto Sabalu. On this sad anniversary day that we share, I Thank you for your courage and sacrifice. He was a true American HERO.

Rest in Peace

Proud mother of Sgt Joel W Lewis, FT Lewis, KIA 5/6/07, Baqubah, Iraq

God Bless You Wil.

Miss you, Wil.

Dear Wilberto,
Hey bro! Whats up and how are you doing? I hope you are doing well. I'm sorry we haven't talk for a while. I wanted to see you times have been hard but I do miss you alot and i wish I had a chance to say hi and see you later. I just writing this letter to say that I miss you and that one day we will see each other again. I love you cousin.Oh, by the way I'm going to be a father again. I wanted to tell you that you are my hero and an angel. We love and god bless.

Love your cousin,
Danny Roman

1261 Merriam ave APT#1-j
Bronx,N.Y. 10452

Will,
Papo - I will miss you and continue to miss you everyday! But in my heart I know that we will see each other again! I found this web page, as I felt you pull on my heart, like the many other Soldiers and family you have touched! I began thinking of the times at the DB and of the fun times playing softball. Of the laughter we all shared at Angel & Mrs. Maria's house! You had this presence that drew good people around you! That "Good-Hearted Spirit" of yours always affected others and more so your Soldiers!

Amy, everday I include you, Nadia & Josh in my prayers! I will continue to pray that God brings Peace & Understanding to you, Nadia & Josh and that he cintinues to protect your family. I believe in my heart that he will never be forgotten be the many of those he touched! He was a GOOD MAN, a GOOD HUSBAND, a AWESOME FATHER, and God has a place for MEN like him right by his side!

Papo, asta la proxima vez, cuando Dios que me llama para ir a la casa! Te Amo Hermano!

thank you everyone for the love and support!

Im sorry I dont have your email address or tel. number,
but my name is Elainez, stepdaughter to Samuel Feliciano,
Im so terribly sorry that i could not be there for Wilberto (Junior's) family, but I cared about him so much, and always wished him the best whereever our lives let us too.
We had lost some contact as we all got married and started familys of our own.
Please feel free to call or email me.
I would like to dedicate a memorial mass to Junior.
Im was not able to bring closer right away, and Id like to honer him, in this way.
Love you guys, you are always in my heart and mind.

To the family of Master Sgt.Wilberto Sabalu, You have my deepest sympathy. I meet Will when hecame to my karate school. He was a wonderful person my heart goes out to you.

A new year, a new beginning. Our hearts are still broken for the loss of you. We love you and miss you.

I met Wil in 1999 at MPI school in Fort Mcclellan, AL. I have good memories of him smiling and joking. Joking quite often I might add. He was a Sgt then and so was I. I will never forget the hilarious prank they pulled on me while I was sleeping in the next room. I thought they were viciously assaulting someone, and the next morning it was so funny when they saw my face as I refused to talk about what I had thought they had done. They had set me up for the prank the whole night. We also dressed up in toga sheets for our class photo. Wil Was a great guy and when I saw his picture today I immediately remembered him from almost 9 years ago. That should exactly say what type of impression he left on me.
(former Sgt Steven Grinnell) USMC

MY FALLEN HERO IS T SAY THAT I LOVE YOU AN DWE ALL MISS!I AM GLAD I CAN HIM DADDY

I wish I could put into words how hard this is for me to accept. Wil was that person and leader you'd follow anywhere. Amy, your USDB family is still here for you and the kids, active, retired or civilian. I wanted to speak to you at the memorial but didn't know what to say. I'll say now that you husband is loved, respected, and missed by us all. Thank you so much for being the family that allowed the man to be all that he was. God Bless.

My deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the family of Wil Sabalu. Thanks for your Soldier's Courage, Service and Dedication to our Country and Freedom.
The price he and his family have paid, will never be forgotten.
In the days to come if you find yourself feeling like you can‘t go on , recall the years and days you were blessed by his presence, this is the one thing that cannot be taken away from you are your memories, may you find comfort there and may God’s Peace strengthen you through the difficult days ahead and the emptiness in your hearts!
I am the Sister of a hero, who made the Ultimate Sacrifice in 2005 in Taji, Iraq and time does make it hurt less.

"And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes,
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying,
there shall be no more pain.
For the former things have passed away."
Revelations 21:4

NOW SERVING IN GOD’S ARMY
In His Memory,
Master Sgt James F. Hayes
1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Fort Campbell KY

I never work with MSGT Sabalu, but I wish I did. We went through CRC at Ft Bennig Ga before deploying and that is where I met him. I remembered him always having that certain swag that all confident NCOs should have. That swag was the swag of confidence, professionalism and I'm the "it" factor and I said to myself, when I'm Sergeant First Class I want to carry that same swag. It hurt my heart to find his name on the Fallen Heroes list. To the family of this great stellar Non-commissioned officer, you have my deepest sympathy. His death is a tremendous lost to the entire Armed Forces. But I know Big Serge is leading troops in another army and God is so proud of him, because through it all, he never lost his swagged.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer you and your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON, a dear family friend who joined the Army with three other friends, one of whom is my son (Le Ron was killed in action on 07/06/07 at the age of 18) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Currently stationed in Germany
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

To the previous entry. Thank you for that dedication. It is a wonderful thing to have done. It makes me smile. I miss my brother a lot.
Thank you again!!!!

I had this done.. Please look at the picture. Miss you Wil.
Bass

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Master Sgt Sabalu and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

To the friends and Family of Wilberto Sabalu. Unfortunately I don't know too many of the people who signed the guest book. My name is Tom Limon. I was a Childhood and high school friend of Wilberto's. I have lost touch with him over the years, but know he was a very determined person and was working hard for what he believed in.

My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone.