PFC FELIPE OBED SANTIAGO

FELIPE OBED SANTIAGO

Garnet Jenkins
garijen@bresnan.net
Grand Junction Co
~ You Are Not Forgotten, Young Soldier ~

In Remembrance of your Sacrifice, with a Multitude of Thanks for your Courage, Service and Dedication to our Country and for Freedom. Rest in Peace, Pfc Felipe Obed Santiago and know that you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. I am the sister of such a young hero, who also made the Supreme Sacrifice in Vietnam in 1967..... 'FOR WE KNOW THAT IF OUR EARTHLY HOUSE, THIS TENT, IS DESTROYED, WE HAVE A BUILDING FROM GOD, A HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS, ETERNAL IN THE HEAVENS.' ~2 Corinthians 5:1 ~
Feb 9, 2009

manny g
Fellow Veteran 69-70 An Khe
Union Gap, WA. 98903
“You are Remembered”
Peace and condolence, to the family and friends. "He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace brave soldier, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare) May God Bless You for your Sacrifice!!!

Jun 3, 2008

John Krone
nitrate66lrrp@yahoo.com or john.krone@ngc.com
Harbor City Ca 90710 USA
A Friend Remembered
PFC Phil Santiago was a Ranger with the 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division at the time he was KIA. Records may show incorrectly that he was assigned to the 196 Light Infantry Brigade. 3rd Brigade Lrrps know otherwise. He was a member of a very elite unit which conducted patrols deep within enemy controlled territory. He was a member on a team led by Sgt. Art Young, PFC Dennis Crouse, SP/4 Archie Strickland and PFC Charlie Robbins. The very nature of this job required nerves of steel and courage, and yet, this gentle young man, barely 19, told of his love for our country, and how he wanted to make his country and family proud of him. A patrol went bad on July 3, 1969, and I got the news of his death on July 4th, my friend had been KIA and I sat looking at his empty bunk next to mine. I remembered his smile and the words he said to me only a few days earlier....anyone meeting Phil would have admired him and indeed we lost a patriot this day in 1969. Know that Ranger Felipe Obed Santiago died for his country and it was not in vain. He served his country the way a patriot must, for as he said to me two days before he paid the ultimate price before going on that fateful patrol saying "I owe this to my country" being here and doing what I am doing. He told of how he loved his family as well and begged Mom when not quite 18, told her he must join the Army. I cry when I hear those words and I pray that Felipe, my fellow friend and Lrrp, is there in heaven. With those words, Freedom is never free, and to know he had the courage to stand up for what he knew was right to do at a time our country struggled with that answer. I remember my Friend Phil always.
8/11/2006

J A
THANK-YOU FELIPE
THANK-YOU FOR THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT YOU MADE FOR ALL OF US. PLEASE REST IN PEACE.
Friday, June 03, 2005