Never forgotten American HeroSPC Mary J. Jaenichen

January 4, 2025

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1 Mar 1988 – 9 May 2008

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:13

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14 years ago, this 20yr old Warrior from Temecula, Cal., left this world to take a new post guarding the gates of heaven., Please take the time to read about his sacrifice.

Thank you for your sacrifice sister. I am truly sorry that you didn’t get to live out your life. We can never repay you or your family for the sacrifice you have made on our behalf. But, I will commit to telling your story so others can learn of the life behind the sacrifice.

Remember everyday is Memorial Day for the families and friends of our Fallen Heroes. Please keep them and our Warriors in your prayers.

Honor, healing and remembrance to you and your family, warrior.

We will never forget your sacrifice for the American way of life.
In honor and service,

20, of Temecula, Calif.; assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died May 9 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury.

Army Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen remembered

The Associated Press

Emily Ricci was part of the same ROTC program as Mary J. Jaenichen.

“She was the one who was always cheering everyone up,” Ricci said. “She was really small, but she had the biggest spirit.”

Jaenichen, 20, of Temecula, Calif., died May 9 in Iskandariyah of a non-combat-related injury. She was a 2006 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Stewart.

Her father — a Marine Corps master sergeant who retired after 23 years in the military — described the fallen soldier as a beautiful person inside and out.

“Mary Jane would go out of her way to help everybody,” Alfred Jaenichen said. “She would do anything for anybody.”

Her stepmother said the soldier surprised her family in March when she arrived home on leave. “She was so grown up,” Mini Jaenichen said. “She said after being in the military herself she finally really understood her father.”

She also is survived by her mother, Julieta Jaenichen.

“She definitely died doing what she loved,” Ricci said. “The last thing she said to a lot of us was that she wasn’t afraid to die for her country.”