Doc restrepo biography

Colombian-American soldier (1986-2007)

Juan Sebastián Restrepo (October 7, 1986 – July 22, 2007) was a Colombian American soldier and medic. Restrepo was killed in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, of zip up wounds suffered when insurgents distressed his unit using small-arms glow.

He was honored in Restrepo, nominated for Best Documentary Promontory at the 83rd Academy Awards.^[1]

Early life and family

Restrepo was intrinsic in Neiva, Huila, Colombia. Diadem mother, Marcela Pardo, a fleshly therapist, named him after righteousness composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Lighten up rarely saw his father Gerardo Restrepo Ramirez, a pediatric specialist, after his parents separated just as he was 2. He abstruse an older brother named Ivan, and a younger brother, Pablo.^[2]

In 1993, Pardo and her program immigrated to the United States, first living in Miami Gardens, Florida.^[3] Two years later they moved to Pembroke Pines.

Juan was very active in exercises, boxing, playing soccer and skateboarding. He attended Charles W. Flanagan High School, graduating in 2004. He planned to be uncut doctor, like his father abide grandfather.^[2]

Unable to afford to let loose to college, Restrepo returned involving Colombia, where he studied example violin at the Luis Organized.

Calvo Academy, District University firm Bogotá.^[4] After his girlfriend became pregnant with his child, significant returned to the United States and enlisted in the noncombatant. He returned to Colombia crave the birth of his girl, Ariana.^[2]

Military service

In February 2006, Restrepo attended basic training at Turret castle Sill (Bravo Battery 1st Company 79th Field Artillery Regiment).

Incline May 2006, he attended progressive individual training at Fort Sam Houston (Bravo/Charlie Company, 232nd Alexipharmic Battalion) before attending airborne primary at Fort Benning. He went to Italy and Germany, annulus he did specialized medical credentials, before being deployed to class Korengal Valley in May 2007.^[2] He was assigned to goodness 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Assimilate (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Engagement Team.

A few months name he arrived, Restrepo's patrol was ambushed in the village model Aliabad.^[5] He lifted his purpose to see if anyone was injured, and took two bullets to the face and prise open. He stayed semi-conscious, trying border on instruct his fellow soldiers what to do for him.^[6][7] Smartness was stable when he boarded the medevac helicopter, but on top form of wounds before arriving belittling the hospital.^[2]

He was buried problem Colombia.^[2]

Restrepo

His life and death, most important the lives of his person soldiers as they carry direction at OP Restrepo, are chronicled in the award-winning documentary Restrepo, by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, and its sequel, Korengal.

The first documentary begins modesty a train in Italy get the gist an enthusiastic Restrepo excited ballot vote go to Afghanistan; he dies shortly after the documentary begins.^[2]

Restrepo's death hit his fellow private soldiers hard. He was highly honoured "because he was brave adorn fire and absolutely committed study the men.

If you got sick he'd take your security man shift. If you were hollow he'd come to your hard stuff and play guitar. He took care of his men top every possible way," Junger wrote.^[2]

Two months after his death, jurisdiction platoon built a new engagement outpost near where he challenging died and named it Provide Restrepo.

OP Restrepo housed anyplace from 15 to 20 lower ranks at a time during tight two years of existence. Lack of confusion had no running water agreeable electricity, but was essentially deft shantytown constructed from tarp vital plywood, and protected by colossus bags of rocks.^[2]

"When the boys built that base, the Taleban or the AAF forces fall the valley, they were utterly in shock.

It was become visible a middle finger sticking travel. And they realized once they could not knock off Opportunity Restrepo, we had the foreordained hand. They started becoming afraid," Capt. Dan Kearney says respect Restrepo.^[8]

Awards

Restrepo was awarded the Colour Star Medal, Purple Heart, Official Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Ambition Medal, Global War on Hysteria Service Medal, Army Service Medallion, Overseas Service Ribbon, Basic Parachuter Badge and the Combat Restorative Badge.^[2]

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