WHO/WHAT:
About 125 Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion of the 25th Infantry
will be awarded the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, the state's
highest military award. The unit, which is based at Picatinny Arsenal,
served in Iraq's Anbar Province from September 2008 to April 2009. It
was Golf Company's third mobilization since 2002 and its second tour
in Iraq.
Retired
Army Col. Stephen G. Abel, Deputy Commissioner for Veterans Affairs,
New Jew Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs will present
the awards.
WHEN:
Sunday, Aug. 9 at noon.
WHERE:
Picatinny Arsenal
TO
COVER: Media interested in covering the ceremony must call the Picatinny
Arsenal Public Affairs office no later than 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. Registered
media must arrive at the visitor center off Route 15 no later than 11:30
a.m.
RECIPIENT
LIST
RANK
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LAST
NAME |
FIRST
NAME |
CITY
|
E3
|
ADAMS
|
ANTHONY
|
JERSEY
CITY |
E3
|
AGUILERA
|
DANIEL
|
WEST
PATERSON |
E3
|
ALBERT
|
STEVEN
|
PINE
BROOK |
E3
|
ALEXIOU
|
DIMITRIOS
|
CLIFFWOOD
BEACH |
E3
|
ANDRADE
|
GEOFFREY
|
ELIZABETH
|
E3
|
ASCENCIO
|
LOUIS
|
PATERSON
|
E3
|
ASCH
|
BENJAMIN
|
MATAWAN
|
E4
|
ATWATER
|
CLEVELAND
|
GARFIELD
|
E4
|
AURICCHIO
|
NEAL
|
COLONIA
|
E4
|
BELTRANRODRIGUEZ
|
FREDDY
|
CLIFTON
|
E4
|
BLAS
|
EDWIN
|
MOUNT
ARLINGTON |
E3
|
BLOETE
|
GREGORY
|
ROCKAWAY
BOROUGH |
E4
|
BLOOM
|
MOSES
|
SUMMIT
|
E3
|
BOGLE
|
KEVIN
|
BASKING
RIDGE |
E3
|
BONALDI
|
BRUNO
|
KEARNY
|
E5
|
BOWES
|
KENNETH
|
JERSEY
CITY |
E3
|
BRADY
|
MATTHEW
|
SEASIDE
PARK |
E3
|
BRIONES
|
TYRONE
|
LODI
|
E3
|
BRUZZESE
|
GIANCARLO
|
ROCKAWAY
|
E4
|
CANNISTRARO
|
THOMAS
|
OAKLAND
|
E3
|
CARHART
|
BRENDAN
|
MIDDLETOWN
|
E3
|
CARPIO
|
JOSEPH
|
BELLEVILLE
|
E3
|
CASILLAS
|
JUAN
|
JERSEY
CITY |
E4
|
CASTRO
|
FRANK
|
HALEDON
|
E4
|
CHAN
|
CHRISTOPHE
|
PASSAIC
|
E3
|
CIMMINO
|
BOBBY
|
RIDGEFIELD
PARK |
E3
|
COLGAN
|
CHRISTOPHE
|
EAST
BRUNSWICK |
E3
|
CONNOR
JR |
JOHN
|
HOWELL
|
E3
|
CROWELL
|
JASON
|
MONTVILLE
|
E3
|
CUELLO
|
MANUEL
|
CLIFTON
|
E4
|
DADDIO
|
DREW
|
HACKETTSTOWN
|
E3
|
DAY
|
DWAYNE
|
LAWNSIDE
|
E3
|
DENGAH
|
HERO
|
EDISON
|
E4
|
DIZON
|
JOEY
|
BELLEVILLE
|
E4
|
DZIADOSZ
|
WOJCIECH
|
LINDEN
|
E3
|
ELIAS
|
JASON
|
EDISON
|
E3
|
EPIFANO
|
JUSTIN
|
HILLSDALE
|
E4
|
ESPINA
|
PATRICK
|
BELLEVILLE
|
E4
|
ESPOSITO
|
JOHN
|
CEDAR
GROVE |
E5
|
FELICIANO
|
EDGARDO
|
ELIZABETH
|
E4
|
FELIZ
|
DIONNYS
|
CLIFTON
|
E3
|
FERRIOLA
|
RICKEY
|
PROSPECT
PARK |
O4
|
FITZSIMMONS
|
JOHN
|
ORADELL
|
E6
|
GAMBA
|
GRISSON
|
RANDOLPH
|
E4
|
GIAMPICCOLO
|
ADAM
|
SPRING
LAKE |
E5
|
GROSMICK
|
THOMAS
|
AUDUBON
|
E3
|
GUERTIN
|
MATTHEW
|
LAKEHURST
|
E3
|
GUIRGIO
|
FRANCOIS
|
BRIDGEWATER
|
E3
|
HAMOY
|
JOSE
|
TOMS
RIVER |
E5
|
HARKINS
|
CHARLES
|
DELRAN
|
E3
|
HATCH
|
IAN
|
POINT
PLEASANT |
E3
|
HAWKINS
|
SHANE
|
DENVILLE
|
E3
|
HENKEL
JR |
JOSEPH
|
KEANSBURG
|
E3
|
HERBERT
|
PELLE
|
NEPTUNE
CITY |
E4
|
HERRLICH
|
RYAN
|
OCEAN
|
E7
|
HUNTER
|
JAY
|
MILFORD
|
E4
|
HWANG
|
EUGENE
|
CRESSKILL
|
E5
|
ISENHOUR
|
SCOTT
|
POMPTON
LAKES |
E3
|
IVERSON
|
ALEXANDER
|
RED
BANK |
E4
|
JOSEPH
|
BRIAN
|
FORDS
|
E5
|
KAHN
|
JONATHAN
|
MAPLEWOOD
|
E3
|
KAMINSKI
|
KEITH
|
N
ARLINGTON |
E3
|
KANT
|
CHRISTIAN
|
HILLSBOROUGH
|
E3
|
KECK
|
GREGORY
|
ROCKAWAY
|
E3
|
KHAN
|
ARBAB
|
EDISON
|
E3
|
KOEHLER
|
DANIEL
|
NORTH
BERGEN |
E3
|
KOETZNER
|
ROBERT
|
TOWACO
|
E3
|
KOZLOWSKI
|
ADAM
|
HAMILTON
|
E3
|
KREIDEWEIS
|
RYAN
|
MANVILLE
|
E4
|
LABUDA
|
NATHAN
|
FRANKLIN
PARK |
E4
|
LAURICE
|
RYAN
|
BUTLER
|
E3
|
LAW
|
TIEN
|
KENDALL
PARK |
E4
|
LEWIS
|
PHILIP
|
NESHANIC
STATION |
E3
|
LIND
|
RYAN
|
WHIPPANY
|
E3
|
LIZALDA
|
BRYAN
|
PARAMUS
|
E5
|
LOPEZ
|
ANDRES
|
ATLANTIC
CITY |
E4
|
MARRERO
|
ALAN
|
NORTH
BERGEN |
E4
|
MARTINEZ
|
EMMANUEL
|
EDISON
|
E4
|
MASRI
|
FIRMAN
|
CLIFTON
|
E3
|
MAULDIN
|
MARQUEON
|
PLAINFIELD
|
E3
|
MENA
|
LEONEL
|
PERTH
AMBOY |
E3
|
MENDOZA
|
ARMANDO
|
WAYNE
|
E3
|
MESA
|
ANTONIO
|
SOUTH
AMBOY |
E4
|
MOCKUS
|
DEVON
|
BRADLEY
BEACH |
E5
|
MORELAND
|
BRIAN
|
HOPATCONG
|
E4
|
MORENO
|
CHRISTIAN
|
WEST
NEW YORK |
E4
|
MORGAN
|
JOSEPH
|
WEST
ORANGE |
E3
|
NAGY
|
JOSEPH
|
CLIFFWOOD
BEACH |
E4
|
NASCIMENTO
|
TIMOTHY
|
UNION
BEACH |
E3
|
ORNELAS
|
RICHARD
|
WHARTON
|
E4
|
ORTIZ
|
JOSE
|
LINDEN
|
E3
|
OTERO
|
KEVIN
|
WEST
PATERSON |
E3
|
PATRICK
|
ALVARO
|
BRIDGEWATER
|
E3
|
PENDLEBURY
|
JOSHUA
|
ROSELLEPARK
|
E3
|
PINDYCK
|
BRADLEY
|
WYCKOFF
|
E4
|
POMALES
|
DAVID
|
NORTH
BRUNSWICK |
E3
|
PORDON
|
CHRISTOPHE
|
PLAINSBORO
|
E3
|
RAI
|
SANDEEP
|
CARTERET
|
E3
|
REKHA
|
SHARAD
|
CLIFTON
|
E4
|
REY
|
ALEX
|
NEW
MILFORD |
E3
|
REYES
|
STEVEN
|
MT
HOLLY |
E3
|
RIGBY
|
MICHAEL
|
TINTON
FALLS |
E3
|
RIVERA
|
JONATHAN
|
JERSEY
CITY |
E4
|
RODRIGUEZ
|
ALDO
|
BLOOMFIELD
|
E4
|
SALTOS
|
JOSE
|
LYNDHURST
|
E4
|
SANCHEZ
|
JOSEPH
|
RAHWAY
|
O3
|
SCHROEDER
|
TED
|
PICATINNY
ARSENAL |
E3
|
SCHULER
|
KEVIN
|
ABERDEEN
|
E3
|
SCHUMANN
|
RYAN
|
TOMS
RIVER |
E3
|
SMALLEY
|
TERENCE
|
CARTERET
|
E3
|
SPIELMAN
|
DANIEL
|
HOWELL
|
E3
|
TACOPINO
|
DANIEL
|
FREEHOLD
|
E3
|
THORNE
|
NYLES
|
TINTON
FALLS |
E4
|
TICHENOR
III |
RICHARD
|
TOWACO
|
E4
|
TLATELPACALIXTO
|
WILFREDO
|
JERSEY
CITY |
E4
|
TORRESCHAMORRO
|
ALBERTO
|
HILLSIDE
|
E3
|
URGILES
|
VICTOR
|
WALLINGTON
|
E4
|
VALDEZ
|
DON
|
SOMERSET
|
E3
|
VANSICKLE
|
SCOTT
|
PHILLIPSBURG
|
E5
|
VARGAS
|
WILBERT
|
DOVER
|
E4
|
WILSON
|
MARK
|
MORRIS
PLAINS |
E3
|
YUHAS
|
CALEB
|
WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP |
E3
|
ZINGER
|
JASON
|
MARLBORO
|
E5
|
ZUZA
JR |
JOSEPH
|
MANVILLE
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