John Manuel Torres

John and family. After so so many years a Memorial Day does not pass that I don´t think about John. It was a short few months that we spent playing soccer in Katy and then saw you after I got back from Basic before you left. That was the last time I saw you at our unit. Your memory lives on.

I cannot it will be 17 years! God bless you Torres and the rest of the 453rd wherever they are today.

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My only memories of John were of us laughing and trying to have fun even though most of the times we were bored out of our minds on a weekend drill. We served together in the 453rd from 98-01. I'm truly sorry that his life was taken from him. I will continually keep his family in my prayers, and I pray that they find the TRUTH to the questions in which they are seeking answers. May God be with us all.

May God Bless the Torres Family during your time of Breavement. We are praying for the troops that are still overseas, and hope that you will keep your heads up high and hearts warn to the will of God.

My deepest sympathy goes to John’s family and to Lisa (Elizabeth) Wise, my niece. Words cannot express the emptiness that all of you feel for the loss of such a fine man like John. He touched your hearts and will forever live in your wonderful memories of him. John’s family and Lisa are in our thoughts and prayers.

Unfortunately, I only had the honor of meeting John once. But through Elizabeth, I learned what a wonderful, generous, loving person he is. When Elizabeth would talk about him, I often wished I had someone like that in my own life. This world has lost a beautiful and rare light, but I know Heaven is brighter, full of the light from John's spirit. And I also know his light, his incredible sprit, will live on in all of the people he touched...
To the Torres family and to Elizabeth, I...

Juan was a good friend of mine. I served with him in Afghanistan. I send my condolences to his family and friends. I am truly sorry about what happened. But I can assure you all that he will be watching us all and keeping us all safe, this is the man I knew. He was a good friend, who I joked with and who teased me, we were friends and I am proud to call him that! My sincere apologies for the lost of your son. His friend