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We Honor and Remember:
LCpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca
Age: 20 years old Hometown: North Arlington, New Jersey. Died: February 10, 2012 in Operation Enduring Freedom. Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, N.J., died Feb. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA More than 150 mourners and bystanders Friday paid tribute to Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, a Marine killed in Afghanistan last week, as his flag-draped casket arrived at the Parow Funeral Home from Dover Air Force Base. Family members waiting on the funeral home steps cried and moaned during the military rite that included a maneuver by honor guard to move Montes De Oca’s remains from a hearse. Across the street on Ridge Road, where a church bell tolled, scores of schoolmates, residents and sympathizers paid tribute to the fallen hero, some crying and waving flags. “We understand,” said Marjorie Sietsma of Wyckoff, president of Blue Star Mothers of North Jersey, who along with a dozen members of her group embraced family members before the procession arrived. Mothers in the group have children serving in the military and wear blue jackets emblazoned with their branch of service. They handed out miniature flags to people in the crowd. Vern Nelson, 66, an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam and a member of Warrior’s Watch Riders motorcycle club, joined the procession in South Jersey. “I wanted to make sure that when they come home, our servicemen are not forgotten,” he said as he climbed on his Harley-Davidson to return home to Lansdale, Pa. Montes De Oca, 20, was killed on a combat mission in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, the Defense Department said. Details of his death have not been released. Montes De Oca’s twin brother, Osmany, and his older brother, Sandro Moreta, 22, are both Marines. |
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 88
WHEREAS, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca grew up in North Arlington, New Jersey and graduated from North Arlington High School; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after graduating high school; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca tragically lost his life while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was a dedicated Marine as well as a loving son and brother, whose memory lives in the hearts of his family and fellow Marines; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca’s patriotism and dedicated service to his country and his fellow Marines make it appropriate and fitting for the State of New Jersey to remember him and his family, to mark his passing, and to honor his memory;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in recognition and mourning of a brave and loyal American hero, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca.
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 16th day of February, Two Thousand and Twelve,
and of the Independence of the United States, the Two Hundred and Thirty-Sixth.
/s/ Chris Christie
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Charles B. McKenna
Chief Counsel to the Governor
WHEREAS, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca grew up in North Arlington, New Jersey and graduated from North Arlington High School; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after graduating high school; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca tragically lost his life while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was a dedicated Marine as well as a loving son and brother, whose memory lives in the hearts of his family and fellow Marines; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca’s patriotism and dedicated service to his country and his fellow Marines make it appropriate and fitting for the State of New Jersey to remember him and his family, to mark his passing, and to honor his memory;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in recognition and mourning of a brave and loyal American hero, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca.
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 16th day of February, Two Thousand and Twelve,
and of the Independence of the United States, the Two Hundred and Thirty-Sixth.
/s/ Chris Christie
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Charles B. McKenna
Chief Counsel to the Governor
