The last line breaks our hearts. From the memorial of Army Spc. Jorge E. Villacis, killed recently in Afghanistan.
Jorge Villacis' buddy, Juan Rivadeneira, was killed in November in Afghanistan. Still, Villacis told his family not to worry, The Sun Sentinel newspaper reported.
"I have to go back and finish the job. And then I'll be home," he told his family, according to his sister Jessica Geribon.
They hoped he'd be back to play catch with a football with his nieces and nephews, and root for his favorite baseball team, the New York Yankees. But less than a month after Rivadeneira, Villacis lost his life, too.
The 24-year-old from Sunrise, Fla., was one of six Fort Campbell soldiers killed by a suicide bomber Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Friends and family fondly recalled Villacis in an online memorial.
"I will have to find someone else to bother about the Yankees losing in the playoff till we meet again and can continue our battles on your wonderful YANKEES," wrote Dario Sanchez of Miami.
R.I.P., Jorge Villacis.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Death of a Yankee fan
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11. Gee, I would have thought Ricky Gervais could do a good job as host, but you can't predict movie stars.
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