We Honor and Remember:

SSG Christian E. Bueno-Galdos
Hometown: Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Age: 25 years old
Died: May 11, 2009 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany

Birth: Aug. 16, 1983, Peru

Staff Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, of Paterson, N.J. was born in Arequipa, Peru and was raised in Paterson, he emigrated from Mollendo, Peru, when he was about 7 years old.

Christian attended Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, and intended to study medicine. Instead he signed up for the U.S. Army Reserves in February 2002, as a reaction to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. He completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, earning his Military Occupational Specialty of 74D (Chemical Operations Specialist). He entered active duty in January 2004 to Fort Drum, New York. He was currently assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany, deployed in November of 2008.

He died May 11 in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was one of 5 killed during shooting rampage by an Army soldier at a stress-counseling center in Baghdad. Christian always had a big smile on his face, joking and laughing. He often asked family and friends to send him coloring books and paper so he could give them to the children in Iraq. He proudly became a United states citizen in 2005.

His awards include: Army Commendation Medal (Two Oak Leave Cluster), Army Good Conduct medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon. He was awarded a posthumous bronze star and a promotion to staff sergeant.

He is survived by brothers Carlos Enrique and Carlos Eduardo; sister Maritza; his mother, Euginia; his father, Carlos; and his wife, Greisyn Bueno. 

Burial:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA

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A collage of family photos of Sgt. Christian Bueno-Galdos of Paterson, N.J., is displayed in the home of his parents in Paterson, Wednesday, May 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)