We Honor and Remember:
Cpl. Jorge E. Villacis
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ. Age: 24 years old. Died: December 12th, 2010, Afghanistan. Unit: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Birth: Sep. 6, 1986, New Jersey, USA. Corporal Jorge E. Villacis of Sunrise, Florida. He graduated from American Senior High School in Hialeah and worked as a mechanic before enlisting in the Army in September of 2008. He arrived at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in February 2009, where he was an Infantryman, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Jorge died December 12, in Howz E Madad, Afghanistan when his unit was attacked by an insurgent with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Villacis' awards and decorations include: Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Global War Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon, and Combat Infantry Badge. He was promoted from Specialist to Corporal posthumously. Burial: South Florida VA National Cemetery Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Plot: Section 39 Site 2595 Villacis is survived by his wife, Melissa Villacis, and children, Zackert T. Devereaux, Julian E. Villacis and Jocelyn E. Villacis, all of Fort Campbell; and parents Jorge E. and Cecilia Villacis of Hollywood, Fla. |
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