Memorial Day Memoriam

The Times of Trenton (NJ) offered the following tribute to those U.S. servicepeople and civilians with ties to New Jersey and Bucks County, PA who've given their lives in service of the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Regardless of one's views on the wars, the sacrifice of these individuals should be remembered:

In memoriam
Sunday, May 27, 2007

On this Memorial Day weekend, it is fitting to call the roll of the 95 service members and two civilians with ties to New Jersey and Bucks County, Pa., who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sgt. Sameer A.M. Rateb, Absecon
Spc. Eric G. Palacios Rivera, Atlantic City
1st Lt. Ashley L. Hutchinson Huff, Belle Meade
Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwartz, Carlstadt
Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Cosgrove III, Cedar Knolls
Airman 1st Class Carl Jerome Ware Jr., Glassboro
Pvt. Eric R. Wilkus, Hamilton
Sgt. Michael R. Hullender, Little Falls
Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo, Lodi
Pfc. Joe L. Baines, Newark
Pfc. Donald S. Brown, Succasunna
Pfc. Vincent M. Frassetto, Toms River
Cpl.Thomas E. Saba, Toms River
1st Lt. Travis L. Manion, Doylestown, Pa.
1st Lt. Colby J. Umbrell, Doylestown, Pa.
Spc. Maurice J. Johnson, Levittown, Pa.
Sgt. Jae S. Moon, Levittown, Pa.
Pfc. Nathaniel E. DeTample, Morrisville, Pa.
Spc. William J. Maher III, Yardley, Pa.
Sgt. Allen J. Dunckley, Yardley, Pa.
Chief Warrant Officer John A. Quinlan, father resides in Bradley Beach
Staff Sgt. Robert J. Chiomento, Fort Dix
Sgt. Steven Checo, Elizabeth
Cpl. Michael Edward Curtin, Howell
Spc. Benjamin W. Sammis, West Long Branch
Staff Sgt. Terry W. Hemingway, Willingboro
Spc. Gil Mercado, Paterson
Spc. Narson B. Sullivan, North Brunswick
Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, Emerson
Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, Linden
Spc. Richard P. Orengo, Perth Amboy
1st Sgt. Christopher D. Coffin, Somerville
Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Tapper, Atco
Capt. Brian R. Faunce, Ocean
Staff Sgt. Fredrick L. Miller Jr., Jackson
Spc. Simeon Nathaniel Hunte, Essex
2nd Lt. Richard Torres, Passaic
Sgt. Joel Perez, Newark
Spc. Marlon P. Jackson, Jersey City
Spc. Ryan Travis Baker, Browns Mills
Maj. Steven Plumhoff, Neshanic Station
Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Walkup, Millville
Spc. Marc S. Seiden, Brigantine
2nd Lt. Seth J. Dvorin, Pennington
Pfc. Bruce Miller Jr., Orange
Spc. Adam D. Froehlich, Pine Hill
2nd Lt. John Thomas Wroblewski, Oak Ridge
Lance Cpl. Philip E. Frank, Cliffwood Beach
Spc. Frank K. Rivers, Newark
Spc. Philip I. Spakosky, Browns Mills
Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, Carlstadt
Spc. Christopher M. Duffy, Brick
Sgt. Ryan E. Doltz, Mine Hill
Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo, Newark
Chief Warrant Officer Nicholas P. DiMona II, Barrington
Sgt. Alan D. Sherman, Ocean
Cpl. Terry Holmes Ordoñez, Paterson
Lance Cpl. Vincent M. Sullivan, Chatham
Spc. Anthony J. Dixon, Lindenwold
Michael Yury Tarlavsky, Clifton, with the Army Special Forces
Spc. Yoe M. Aneiros, Newark
Spc. Bryan L. Freeman, Lumberton
Cpl. Marc T. Ryan, Gloucester City
Pfc. Stephen Benish, Linden
Spc. David P. Mahlenbrock, Maple Shade
Lance Cpl. Brian P. Parrello, West Milford
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Karpowich, trained in Pennsauken
Spc. Alain Kamolvathin, Blairstown
Sgt. Stephen Sherman, Neptune
Cpl. Sean P. Kelly, Pitman
Lance Cpl. Harry Raymond Swain IV, Millville
Pfc. Min Soo Choi, River Vale
Capt. Sean Grimes, whose mother resides in Dover
Maj. Steven W. Thornton, based at Fort Monmouth
Pvt. Robert C. White III, Camden
Maj. John Charles Spahr, Cherry Hill
Staff Sgt. Anthony Lee Goodwin, Mount Holly
Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez, Long Branch
Paul M. Johnson, Eagleswood, civilian
Thomas Jaichner, Burlington City, civilian
Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Brown, whose mother lives in West Orange
Spc. Armer N. Burkart, Blairstown
Pfc. Ryan D. Christensen, whose mother lives in Brick
Lt. Col. Terrence K. Crowe, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve in Lodi
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Egan, whose mother resides in Pennsauken
Sgt. Clarence L. Floyd, whose mother resides in Newark
Capt. James M. Gurbisz, Eatontown
Staff Sgt. Edward Karolasz, Kearny
Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., whose father resides in Wildwood
Capt. Charles D. Robinson, Haddon Heights
Lance Cpl. Edward A. Schroeder, South Orange
Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Sutherland, West Deptford
2nd Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski, Howell
Staff Sgt. Christian Longsworth, Newark
Sgt. Matthew Fenton, Little Ferry