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Renovated Schofield Barracks hall named for fallen local soldier

By Jamm Aquino

May 13, 2022

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Alex Gagalac, twin brother of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, speaks during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday. Friends and family gathered for the official unveiling of a renovated hall named in his honor. Sgt. Alexander Gagalac was killed during a patrol in Hawijah, Iraq on Sept. 9, 2007 serving with the 25th Infantry Division when insurgents attacked his humvee with a rocket propelled grenade.
2/23
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U.S. Army Col. Josh Bookout, right, talks to Fabian Gagalac, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, at a memorial wall for fallen soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
3/23
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Nine-year-old Shyne Alexander Tolentino, nephew of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, stencils the name of his fallen uncle during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
4/23
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Grace Tolentino, sister of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, wipes a tear during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
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U.S. Army SFC (ret) Ryan McGrath pauses while remembering fellow soldier and friend Sgt. Alexander Gagalac during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
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Alex Gagalac, twin brother of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, pauses after speaking during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
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Nine-year-old Shyne Alexander Tolentino, nephew of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, stencils the name of his fallen uncle during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
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Fabian Gagalac, left, and wife Regina, parents of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, look at photos of their son and other fallen soldiers on a wall inside the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade’s Memorial Room.
9/23
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Alex Gagalac, front, twin brother of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, stencils the name of his fallen brother during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
10/23
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Fabian Gagalac, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, reads a memorial placard for his son.
11/23
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Fabian Gagalac, right, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, looks at photos and memorabilia of his son and other fallen soldiers.
12/23
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Alex Gagalac, right, twin brother of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, reads a memorial placard during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
13/23
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Fabian Gagalac, left, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, stencils the name of his fallen son during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
14/23
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Nine-year-old Shyne Alexander Tolentino, nephew of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, looks at a helmet propped on a rifle inside the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade’s Memorial Room.
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Fabian Gagalac, right, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, shows a stenciled name of his fallen son to grandson Shyne Alexander Tolentino, 9, during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks.
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Grace Tolentino, right, sister of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, takes a photo of a framed memorial of her brother as their father Fabian Gagalac, middle, looks on during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.
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Fabian Gagalac, right, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, shows a stenciled name of his fallen son to grandson Shyne Alexander Tolentino, 9, during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks.
18/23
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Alex Gagalac, middle, twin brother of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, reacts while looking at a photograph of his brother and other soldiers inside the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade’s Memorial Room.
19/23
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Fabian Gagalac, left, and wife Regina, parents of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, look at photos of their son and other fallen soldiers on a wall inside the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade’s Memorial Room.
20/23
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Nine-year-old Shyne Alexander Tolentino, nephew of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, looks at a helmet propped on a rifle inside the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade’s Memorial Room.
21/23
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Fabian Gagalac, right, father of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, looks at photos and memorabilia of his son and other fallen soldiers.
22/23
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Nine-year-old Shyne Alexander Tolentino, right, nephew of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, looks on with grandmother Regina Gagalac, seated, and parents Grace and Joseph Tolentino at a photo of his fallen uncle inside the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade’s Memorial Room.
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Alex Gagalac, third from right, twin brother of Sgt. Alexander Gagalac, and father Fabian, top right, unveil a memorial placard during a dedication ceremony at Schofield Barracks on Friday.

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