John Carrillo, age 20, leaves behind his wife, Reylene, the couple's 3-year-old and 3-month-old children, his parents, John Sr. and Desiree Carrillo, three siblings ages 9, 7 and 5, and numerous other relatives in the Stockton area.
Neftaly Platero, age 32, of Houston has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the deaths of Carrillo and Pfc. Gebrah Noonan, age 26, of Watertown, Conn., and the shooting of a third unnamed military member at the base 40 miles west of Baghdad. Gebrah Noonan reportedly was the soldier fighting with Platero when John Carrillo walked into the barracks, witnessed the altercation and jumped in to stop it. The incident remains under investigation.
John Carrillo had to grow up early, becoming a father at age 16. He was an avid reader, very smart and spent some years being home-schooled by his mother before earning a general-education degree and taking classes at San Joaquin Delta College. It was there he met an Army recruiter who encouraged him to follow his lifelong dream of joining the military. John Carrillo Jr. enlisted in early 2008 and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division based at Fort Stewart, Ga. He was deployed to Iraq for the first time in July, shortly after his second child was born. "He was always there for his family. He was a good son, a good father, a good brother and a good husband. I will never get to see that again. He was a good friend to many people," his mother said, adding that John Carrillo also liked to write his own rap music.
Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that John Carrillo is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen
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