ALEINA RAMIREZ-GONZALEZ
Specialist
United States Army
Puerto Rico
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Clancy DeVries

It’s rare we get serious around here, but Memorial Day, in addition to being a time to eat copious hot dogs and make beeramids on the beach, is most importantly a time to remember those who have died in military service to our country. Which is why we think it’s very cool that the people at non-profit organization Project Compassion are dedicated to painting every American military service member who has died during active duty since the September 11, 2001, attacks. At left is Aleina Ramirez-Gonzalez and after the jump, a few more of the thousands of Latinos who have died in service to this country.

JOSE R. GUERECA, JR.
Sergeant
United States Army
Texas
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Clancy DeVries

MARSHALL A. GUTIERREZ
Lieutenant
United States Army
Georgia
24”×18”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Anne Marie Oborn

VICTOR A. MARTINEZ
Specialist
United States Army
New York
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Clancy DeVries

DAVID JOHN MORENO
HM3
United States Navy
California
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Kaziah Hancock

EMILY DT PEREZ
Command Sergeant
United States Army
Maryland
18”×24’, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Kaziah Hancock

ROGELIO A. RAMIREZ
Lance Corporal
United States Marine Corps
California
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Clancy DeVries

MOSES D. ROCHA
Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
New Mexico
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Clancy DeVries

FERNANDO S. TAMAYO
Lance Corporal
United States Marine Corps
California
18”×24”, oil on canvas
ARTIST: Clancy DeVries

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