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We Honor and Remember:
Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr.
Hometown: Hopatcong and Keyport, NJ. Age: 23 years old Died: October 27, 2010 in Operation Enduring Freedom. Unit: 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (Strike), 1st Brigade Combat Team,10th Mountain Division, Ft. Drum, N.Y. Birth: Jul. 8, 1987, New Jersey, USA. Death: Oct. 27, 2010, Afghanistan Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., 23, of Hopatcong, N.J., died Oct. 27 near the village of Khwaja Kinti (approximately 25 km south of Ghormach), Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (Strike), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Survived by his mother: Dawn Roberts and her husband: Christopher T. Roberts, Sr., father: Michael D. Kirspel, Sr. and his wife: Josephine, brother: Samuel J. C. Roberts, paternal Grandparents: Jean and Walter Kirspel, step-Brother: Christopher T. Roberts, Jr., step-Sister: Carissa Incorvaia and step-Brother: Christopher Menendez. Burial: Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, USA. |
Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr. passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, from injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device near the Village of Khwaja Kinti, Afghanistan. He was 23.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Bermingham Funeral Home, 216 S. Main St., Wharton, N.J. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dover, N.J.
Born in Dover, N.J., on July 8, 1987, Sgt. Kirspel lived in Hopatcong and Keyport, N.J. He was a 2006 graduate of Hopatcong High School and also attended Sussex County Technical School, specializing in welding.
Sgt. Kirspel enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2005 and was attached to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., and most recently, the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. He received several awards and decorations during his tenure, including the Army Commendation Medal with Valor, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Marksmanship Qualification Badge and the Driver Mechanic Badge. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal posthumously.
"Krispey," as his friends called him, was an avid off-roader with a truck, motorcycle or quad. He enjoyed music, rebuilding cars, but especially the military. He was a member of Grace-The Church on the Mount in Netcong.
He is survived by his mother, Dawn Roberts, and her husband, Christopher T. Roberts, Sr. of Hopatcong; his father, Michael D. Kirspel, Sr. and his wife, Josephine, of Keyport, N.J.; his brother, Samuel J. C. Roberts (age 6) of Hopatcong; his paternal grandparents, Jean and Walter Kirspel of Woodstock, Ga.; his step-brother, Christopher T. Roberts, Jr. of Hackettstown, N.J.; his step-sister, Carissa Incorvaia of Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; his step-brother, Christopher Menendez of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; he is also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Visitation will be held on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Bermingham Funeral Home, 216 S. Main St., Wharton, N.J. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dover, N.J.
Born in Dover, N.J., on July 8, 1987, Sgt. Kirspel lived in Hopatcong and Keyport, N.J. He was a 2006 graduate of Hopatcong High School and also attended Sussex County Technical School, specializing in welding.
Sgt. Kirspel enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2005 and was attached to the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky., and most recently, the 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. He received several awards and decorations during his tenure, including the Army Commendation Medal with Valor, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Marksmanship Qualification Badge and the Driver Mechanic Badge. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal posthumously.
"Krispey," as his friends called him, was an avid off-roader with a truck, motorcycle or quad. He enjoyed music, rebuilding cars, but especially the military. He was a member of Grace-The Church on the Mount in Netcong.
He is survived by his mother, Dawn Roberts, and her husband, Christopher T. Roberts, Sr. of Hopatcong; his father, Michael D. Kirspel, Sr. and his wife, Josephine, of Keyport, N.J.; his brother, Samuel J. C. Roberts (age 6) of Hopatcong; his paternal grandparents, Jean and Walter Kirspel of Woodstock, Ga.; his step-brother, Christopher T. Roberts, Jr. of Hackettstown, N.J.; his step-sister, Carissa Incorvaia of Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; his step-brother, Christopher Menendez of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; he is also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
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