Juan sebastian restrepo biography

Colombian-American soldier (1986-2007)

Juan Sebastián Restrepo (October 7, 1986 – July 22, 2007) was a Colombian American soldier and medic.

Juan Sebastián Restrepo (October 7, – July 22, ) was a Colombian American soldier and medic.

He was born in Colombia, Barranquilla but migrated to the United States at an early age.

Juan Sebastián Restrepo was a Colombian American soldier and medic.

Like many in our community, Juan Sebastián was a Colombian-American kid raised by a single mom, Marcela Pardo.

Biography.

Restrepo was killed in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, of neck wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire. He was honored in Restrepo, nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 83rd Academy Awards.^[1]

Early life and family

Restrepo was born in Neiva, Huila, Colombia.

His mother, Marcela Pardo, a physical therapist, named him after the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. He rarely saw his father Gerardo Restrepo Ramirez, a pediatric neurologist, after his parents separated when he was 2. He had an older brother named Ivan, and a younger brother, Pablo.^[2]

In 1993, Pardo and her sons 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 sports, boxing,