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Alessandro L. Plutino, age 28, from Pitman, New Jersey, Gloucester county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 75h Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia
Date of death: Monday, August 8, 2011
Death details: Died in Paktia Province of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Michael D. Jr. Kirspel, age 23, from Hopatcong, New Jersey, Sussex county.
Parents: Dawn Roberts and Michael D. Kirspel Sr.
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Hopatcong High (2006), Sussex County Technical School
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (Strike), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. Enlisted in 2005, Purple Heart (posthumously)
Date of death: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Death details: Died near Khwaja Kinti, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Cemetery: St. Mary’s, Dover
Source: Department of Defense, Daily Record, Asbury Park Press, Military Times
Francisco R. Jackson, age 24, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.
Parents: Milagros Piedrasanta (preceded in death)
Spouse: Maxima J. Jackson
Children: Glovanni L. Jackson
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Elizabeth High, Union County Vocational-Technical Schools
Military history: 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted October 13, 2009. Purple Heart
Date of death: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Rosehill; Linden, New Jersey
Source: Department of Defense, Star-Ledger, Military Times
Denis C. Miranda, age 24, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.
Parents: Patricia Miranda and Christian Mirands
Spouse: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: toms River High East (2003)
Military history: East Coast-based SEAL Team
Date of death: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Death details: Died in a helicopter crash during combat operations in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Killed were Brendan J. Looney, David B. McLendon, Adam O. Smith, Denis C. Miranda, Robert F. Baldwin, Matthew G. Wagstaff, Jonah D. McClellan, Joshua D. Powell, Marvin R. Calhoun Jr.
Cemetery: Ocean County Memorial Park
Source: Department of Defense, Asbury Park Press, Military Times
Pedro A. Millet , age 20, from Elizabeth, New Jersey, Union county.
Parents: Denise Millet and Pedro Millet
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Sunday, August 22, 2010
Death details: Died at Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, New York Daily News, Military Times
Jarnal M. Rhett, age 24, from Palmyra, New Jersey, Burlington county.
Parents: Michelle Watson
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Burlington County Institute of Technology (2003); Bloomfield College
Military history: 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Date of death: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Death details: Died in Be Qubah, Iraq of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with grenades.
Source: Department of Defense; Honolulu Star Advertiser, NJ.com
James Matthew Weis, age 37, from Toms River, New Jersey, Ocean county.
Parents: Anne Weis and Paul Weis
Spouse: Mae Weis
Children: Sons, 5 and 7
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Toms River North High graduate, Rutgers University graduate
Military history: Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. Enlisted Dec. 5, 1994
Date of death: Thursday, July 22, 2010
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, NorthJersey.com, Asbury Park Press, New Jersey Run for the Fallen
Nicholas Giglio, age 32, of Lacey, New Jersey
Spouse: Lee Giglio
Children: Daughter, was expecting second child.
Schools: Lacey High School, New Jersey, 1995.
Military history: 77th Fighter Squadron. Shaw Air Force Base’s 20th Fighter Wing.
Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Death details: Died during a night flying activity off the coast of South Carolina when his jet collided with another jet, which landed safely.
Source: Media reports, New Jersey Run for the Fallen
Michael P. Scusa, age 22, from Villas, New Jersey, Cape May county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Date of death: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Death details: Died in Karndesh, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Andrew T. Lobosco, age 29, from Somerville, New Jersey, Somerset county. Their last known residence was in Somerville.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, August 22, 2009
Death details: Died of wounds suffered when enemy attacked his unit in Yakhchal, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times