Marc Scott Seiden, age 26, from Brigantine, New Jersey, Atlantic county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B 2Nd Bn, 325Th Airborne Inf. Regiment, Fort Bragg, Nc 28307
Date of death: Friday, January 2, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John Anthony Jr. Ciletta, age 21, from Brigantine, New Jersey, Atlantic county.
Spouse: Nancy (pregnant)
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.
Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy