Hero Stories for New Jersey

Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Lobosco, 29, of Somerville, New Jersey, died August 22, 2009, in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit. Staff Sgt. Lobosco was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Pvt. Bradley W. Iorio, 19, of Galloway, New Jersey, died May 29, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident on May 27 in Tallil, Iraq. Pvt. Iorio was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. </d

Staff Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, 25, of Paterson, New Jersey, died May 11, 2009, in Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident. Staff Sgt. Bueno-Galdos was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany. </d

Cpl. Brian M. Connelly, 26, of Union Beach, New Jersey, died February 26, 2009, in Adhamiya, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an explosive device. Cpl. Connelly was assigned to the 40th Engineer Battalion, Task Force 1-6, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.<