Name: Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda Age: 26 From: New York, N.Y. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Incident: Marine Staff Sgt. Riayan A. Tejeda was killed April 11 during combat operations against enemy forces in northeast Baghdad. Died:
April
11, 2003
Marine posthumously made U.S. citizen
NEW YORK A Marine who died in Iraq before becoming an American citizen was posthumously given citizenship in a ceremony at his familys home.
Staff Sgt. Riayan Tejeda, of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, was killed April 11 during combat in Baghdad.
Tejeda, 26, immigrated from the Dominican Republic as a child and grew up in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights.
Tejeda, who had been based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., served eight years in the Marines before he died and was the father of two daughters, ages 3 and 6.
Steven Farquharson, acting regional director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, presented a certificate of citizenship to Tejedas parents in a brief...
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY Anonymous on Apr 18, 2012
bueno papi ya se cumplieron los 9 aos de tu ida a destiempo y esos seores no se an didnado de darme por lo meno un papelito de como moriste, pero no se preocupe que aunque no bien pero sigo vivo, y puede que cualquier dia de esto ellos se buervan a acordar de usted, sin mas su padre augusto reinaldo tejeda, estoy seguro mi nio que riayan augusto tejeda, no quedara en el olvido, santiago, republica dominicana, tel. 829-787-7466. esto es para que sepan donde buscarme, siempre estare aqui.
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY Anonymous on Jun 10, 2011
I still think of you. It breaks my heart to know your girls lost you. You were a very loving person. RIP, Gino.
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY Anonymous on Jun 25, 2010
I STILL THINK OF YOU I MISS YOUR SMILE AND YOUR GOOD HEART
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY Anonymous on May 09, 2010
hola siento mucho lo susedido no lo conosi pero si conosia a andy rubio jeje mis condolensias a ustedes. que dios los bendiga. Denise nyc
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY Anonymous on May 24, 2009
SEMPER FI
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY Anonymous on Apr 22, 2009
gracias por aver hecho esto aqui para mi hijo, aunque los americanos me negaron la parternidad de mi hijo, claro ellos tenian la de ellos por dentro, no quisieron darme un informe sobre la muerte de mi hijo, prefirieron hacerlo un heroe, de engano, ya que ahora lo demostraron, quitandole su nombre y nuestro apellido, tejeda, que mas haran manana, le quitaran el nombre ala calle, lo sacaran del cementerio, que hagan lo que quieran que yo siempre estares pendiente de todo, lo uqe hagan con riayan augusto tejeda. su padre, augusto reinaldo tejeda, mi cel. 809-516-5175. gracias
Prayers & Condolences For: Riayan A Tejeda BY John on Apr 09, 2008
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.