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Editha Ripoyla was born in Manila, Philippines.  She is the second oldest sibling as she has an older sister and three younger brothers.
The Ripoyla family later moved to the United States on November of 1974 after having enough to move and receiving benefits from the Navy my grandfather served in.

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Famous artist and song writer Elvis Presley dies at the age of 42 due to a heart attack on August 16, 1977. My mom grew up listening to Elvis Presley and admired his music and became one of her first favorite American song artists, and her favorite songs being Cant Help Falling in Love. The first movie of Star Wars comes out on May 25, 1977 and became my mom's favorite movie and favorite series to watch.

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The Ripoyla Family moves to Stockton, California to a smaller house as Juanita (mom) and Benjamin ( dad) saw an opportunity to find a better job and to save money towards a better home. The home was very small and only had three bedrooms. My mom and her siblings had to share rooms together and even had to sleep in the living room sometimes.

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the Fall of the Berlin Wall is a historic event where a massive protest against the Soviet Union is held in West Berlin and the Berlin Wall is shortly torn down on November 9, 1989. The Cold War comes to and as the and Communist parties collapse and loose control of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union is dismantled.

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My mom receives her now long term career into medical manufacturing after fishing up her degree at a community college. This was one of my mom's biggest achievement as she was able to be the first in her family to obtain a degree and she was also happy to have a good career.

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March 7 2001, her first child is born in Walnut Creek, California and they name him Jacob Benjamin Hermosura. My parents were currently living in Dublin, California and my dad was finishing up his degree while my mom was working. September 11, 2001 the Twin Towers are hit by two airplanes along with another crash landing in the Pentagon due to a terrorist attack and over 30,000 are killed and President Bush declares the war with Afghanistan.

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In January, President Bush announces he will send a "surge" of 20,000 more troops to Iraq in addition to the 130,000 already there. In Iraq, violence between different sects increases. The UN estimates that more than 34,000 Iraqi civilians are killed in 2006 alone as a result of the fighting. There were also 300 U.S. soldiers killed in 2006.

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Benjamin Ripoyla passes away from a heart attack. My mom was really hurt for a long time ever since her father passed away and wish I was able to see him more becuase he loved and care for my sister and I very much when we were babies.

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The assassination of long wanted terrorist Osama Bin Ladin was executed by Seal Team Six operation that was top secret and ordered by President Obama. My mom was watching the news at work when she found out and remembered having a sense of relief that the world is somewhat safer than before.

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Editha Ripoyla and Alex Hermosura get married on August 14, 2014 after dating for 18 years. This moment meant a lot to my mom becuase they have been planning and saving up for a wedding and wanted it to be special for her.

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In January, President Bush announces he will send a "surge" of 20,000 more troops to Iraq in addition to the 130,000 already there. In Iraq, violence between different sects increases. The UN estimates that more than 34,000 Iraqi civilians are killed in 2006 alone as a result of the fighting. There were also 300 U.S. soldiers killed in 2006. 