First Sgt Jose San Crisostomo of Spanaway, Washington left Inarajan, Guam after joining the Army in 1969. He was the husband of Patricia Leon-Guerrero Crisostomo, father of the late Charlotte Marie Crisostomo-Perez and Tricia Renee Crisostomo-Meyers, Jeffery Joe Leon-Guerrero Crisostomo, Dominic Jay Leon-Guerrero Crisostomo; parents Joaquin and Joaquina Crisostomo; brothers Pedro, Vicente, Juan, Rofino, Joaquin Jr.; sisters Andrea and Ana, parents-in-law Antonio Leon Guerrero and Delgadina; brothers-in-law Arthur (Lou) Leon-Guerrero, Henry Leon-Guerrero, Frankie Leon-Guerrero, Anthony Leon-Guerrero, William Leon-Guerrero, Ricky Leon-Guerrero of Texas, Richard Leon-Guerrero; sisters in law Doris and Nauta. His military career serving in the United States Army spanned 40 years. He had been deployed in Afghanistan since June 2008. Joe was a proud Chamorro and the president of a Chamorro group in Washington State. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo. He died at age 59 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to International Security Assistance Force Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.
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FIRST Sgt. Joe San Nicolas Crisostomo, formerly of Inarajan, was killed Aug. 18—11 days before his 59th birthday—while deployed in Afghanistan.
Of the familian "Sinbad," Crisostomo's death added to the growing list of servicemen and women killed in the war-ravaged nation as U.S. military officials get set to mark August as the deadliest month for American forces since the war began.
Crisostomo, who has been living on the U.S. mainland in recent years, left his native home after joining the Army in 1969 and served in the U.S. Army for 40 years. He was in the war-torn country since June 2008.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Published in the Guam Daily Post (Tamuning, Guam) on August 20, 2009.
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FIRST Sgt. Joe San Nicolas Crisostomo, formerly of Inarajan, was killed Aug. 18—11 days before his 59th birthday—while deployed in Afghanistan.
Of the familian "Sinbad," Crisostomo's death added to the growing list of servicemen and women killed in the war-ravaged nation as U.S. military officials get set to mark August as the deadliest month for American forces since the war began.
Crisostomo, who has been living on the U.S. mainland in recent years, left his native home after joining the Army in 1969 and served in the U.S. Army for 40 years. He was in the war-torn country since June 2008.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Published in the Guam Daily Post (Tamuning, Guam) on August 20, 2009.
First Sgt Jose San Crisostomo of Spanaway, Washington left Inarajan, Guam after joining the Army in 1969. He was the husband of Patricia Leon-Guerrero Crisostomo, father of the late Charlotte Marie Crisostomo-Perez and Tricia Renee Crisostomo-Meyers, Jeffery Joe Leon-Guerrero Crisostomo, Dominic Jay Leon-Guerrero Crisostomo; parents Joaquin and Joaquina Crisostomo; brothers Pedro, Vicente, Juan, Rofino, Joaquin Jr.; sisters Andrea and Ana, parents-in-law Antonio Leon Guerrero and Delgadina; brothers-in-law Arthur (Lou) Leon-Guerrero, Henry Leon-Guerrero, Frankie Leon-Guerrero, Anthony Leon-Guerrero, William Leon-Guerrero, Ricky Leon-Guerrero of Texas, Richard Leon-Guerrero; sisters in law Doris and Nauta. His military career serving in the United States Army spanned 40 years. He had been deployed in Afghanistan since June 2008. Joe was a proud Chamorro and the president of a Chamorro group in Washington State. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo. He died at age 59 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to International Security Assistance Force Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.
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FIRST Sgt. Joe San Nicolas Crisostomo, formerly of Inarajan, was killed Aug. 18—11 days before his 59th birthday—while deployed in Afghanistan.
Of the familian "Sinbad," Crisostomo's death added to the growing list of servicemen and women killed in the war-ravaged nation as U.S. military officials get set to mark August as the deadliest month for American forces since the war began.
Crisostomo, who has been living on the U.S. mainland in recent years, left his native home after joining the Army in 1969 and served in the U.S. Army for 40 years. He was in the war-torn country since June 2008.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Published in the Guam Daily Post (Tamuning, Guam) on August 20, 2009.
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FIRST Sgt. Joe San Nicolas Crisostomo, formerly of Inarajan, was killed Aug. 18—11 days before his 59th birthday—while deployed in Afghanistan.
Of the familian "Sinbad," Crisostomo's death added to the growing list of servicemen and women killed in the war-ravaged nation as U.S. military officials get set to mark August as the deadliest month for American forces since the war began.
Crisostomo, who has been living on the U.S. mainland in recent years, left his native home after joining the Army in 1969 and served in the U.S. Army for 40 years. He was in the war-torn country since June 2008.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Crisostomo was the president of a Chamorro club in Washington. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Leon Guerrero Crisostomo.
No details have been released from the Department of Defense yet on the circumstances leading to the dedicated soldier's death, but violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high as the resurgent Taliban fighters have ramped up attacks as the country prepared for its second presidential vote since ousting the Islamic extremist group from power eight years ago.
Mass will start tonight night at the San Miguel Church in Talofofo at 7 p.m. for the next nine days or Aug. 29, which would have been Crisostomo's 59th birthday.
Published in the Guam Daily Post (Tamuning, Guam) on August 20, 2009.
