LCpl Richard A. Perez Jr.

United States Marine Corps /

LCpl Richard A. Perez Jr.

Perez saved a convoy that was being shot upon in a situation where the tires were about to fall off a truck. The Convoy stopped and no one made a move as gunfire erupted all over the Marines between Fallujah and Ramadi. Then Perez made his move exiting the truck and going out against the will of his marine brothers, tied down the tires with gunfire all around. As his pal LCpl Holiday described it…”We never understood how he wasn’t hit that night, but he saved the convoy.” Over 80 Marines were saved that Christmas night 2004 as the Convoy carried on and LCpl Perez was a hero that night. Unfortunately LCpl Richard A. Perez was killed on the night of 2/10/05 as he was ground guiding and another Marine accidentally caught Perez Jr between two large supply trucks as he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, with only one week upon his return to Las Vegas. LCpl Richard A. Perez received the state of Hawaii’s coveted Medal of Honor by the State Senate in May 2007. Perez was born in Hollywood, Ca, also during his life resided in Rancho Cucamonga, CA., Aiea, Hawaii, Henderson, Nevada, Michigan City,Indiana and Broomfield, Colorado. Perez spent exactly 1.5 years in the Corps. Drove over 110,000 miles, moved 11 tons of supplies and made 54 supply missions as Transport Driver. The Marine Corps has named a building after LCpl Richard Perez Jr at the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps base simulator. Perez Jr also has a street named after him behind his high school, Coronado, in Henderson, Nevada in his honor-”Rich Perez Jr Dr.”

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