Neil Edara, age 22, from Bergen County Ridgewood, New Jersey .
Service era: Post war on terror
Date of death: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Death details: Died while attending Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Source: WAVE (2025), northjersey.com
Kyle Mullen, age 24, from Manalapan, New Jersey, Monmouth county.
Parents: Regina Mullen
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Manalapan High, Yale and Monmouth universities
Date of death: Friday, February 4, 2022
Death details: Kyle died in San Diego, California following Hell Week in training. A military autopsy showed he died from pneumonia, and stated he went untested until it was too late.
Source: Asbury Park Press (2022)
Dalton Beals, age 20, from Salem County Pennsville Township, New Jersey .
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, June 4, 2021
Death details: Died during the culminating “crucible” event at the Marines Recruit Depot Paris Island, South Carolina.
Source: Millitary.com
Kelliann Leli, age 30, from Parlin, New Jersey.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 60th Healthcare Operations Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California
Date of death: Friday, November 27, 2020
Death details: Died in a non-combat related vehicle incident at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Vincent Marketta, age 33, from Brick, New Jersey, Allegany county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 160th SOAR *A)
Date of death: Thursday, August 27, 2020
Death details: Killed in “aircraft mishap” while training in California
Source: WNBC, Asbury Park Press
Michael J. Goble, age 33, from Washington Township, New Jersey.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Date of death: Monday, December 23, 2019
Death details: Died as a result of injuries sustained while his unit was engaged in combat operations in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Killed by roadside bomb.
Source: Department of Defense, Associated Press, UPI, Military Times
Christopher J. Morgan, age 22, from West Orange, New Jersey.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Thursday, June 6, 2019
Death details: Died due to injuries sustained from a military vehicle accident at a training area near the Camp Natural Bridge training site in New York
Source: CNN, West Point
Jamie R. Riley, age 21, from Monmouth County Fair Haven, New Jersey .
Parents: Carolyn and Carl Riley
Service era: Post war on terror
Schools: Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Red Bank Catholic High
Date of death: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Death details: Killed in a collision between two Stryker vehicles at McGregor Range in New Mexico.
Cemetery: Arlington National
Source: Associated Press (2019), Thompson Memorial Home
James Casadona, age 28, of New Jersey
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Friday, April 6, 2018
Death details: Killed when his Apache helicopter crash during a drill at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky
Source: Fox News, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Kevin Rodriguez, age 22, from Paterson, New Jersey.
Parents: Joan Pino and Daniel Rodriguez
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Infantryman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 187th INfantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
Date of death: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Death details: Fatallly shot in training exercise at Fort Campbell in Kentucky
Source: NJ.com, Army Times