HONORED ON PANEL 38W, LINE 37 OF THE WALL
ANDREW ANDY RUIZ
WALL NAME
ANDREW A RUIZ
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38W/37
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LEFT FOR ANDREW ANDY RUIZ
POSTED ON 10.31.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear CPL Andrew Andy Ruiz, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
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POSTED ON 8.31.2012
POSTED BY: Billy M. Brown
Honoring California Vietnam Casualties
POSTED ON 1.3.2012
Never Forgotten
POSTED ON 12.14.2010
CLOVIS MARINE, 20, DIES IN VIET BATTLE
Twice-wounded Marine Cpl. Andrew A. Ruiz, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesus R. Ruiz of 1304 Fifth St., Clovis, was just a month away from coming home for Christmas when he was killed Friday by enemy fire. He was a fourth generation member of the Clovis community, was graduated from Clovis High School in June 1967 and joined the Marine Corps two months later. He suffered fragmentation wounds in the head and face from an enemy mine last July, returned to duty with Company D, 1st Batallion, 1st Marine Regiment in late August and was again wounded by enemy fire in September. Awarded a Purple Heart with cluster, he again joined his outfit in October and was fighting in the Quang Nam province of South Vietnam when an enemy bullet struck him and he fell for the last time. “Reliable Kid” “He was a friendly, reliable kid,” recalls Lloyd Leest, his high school counselor. “Whether it was in his linebacker position on the football team or some other endeavor, you could count on him to do his best.” Ray Busick, operator of the Clovis Central Market, remembers Ruiz from the time he came in front classes at Luther E. Weldon Elementary School when he was about 12 years old. “You got work to do and I can do it,” the boy told Busick, “and you can pay me what you think I’m worth.” Ruiz swept floors at first, later became a box boy and finally operated a checkout stand. It was to be the only civilian job he ever had. He stayed with the store until joining the Marines. “Sense of Humor” Mrs. George Gage of Clovis recalls him as a “friendly boy who used to ride his bicycle over to our house to play with my boys. He had a good sense of humor and the kids thought a lot of him.” Some Clovis people remember the day he took his savings from working in the grocery store to buy a banged-up 1964 station wagon. “He worked on it every chance he got. He made it into a pretty good car and it was his pride and joy,” Busick recalls. Surviving him are his parents; two brothers, Phillip and Ernest; a sister, Mrs. Linda Riveria; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Salazar; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Grace Ruiz, and great-grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Demetrio Herrera, all of Clovis. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Funeral services will be announced by Boice Funeral Home. [Publication and date not known]
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