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Jon T Hicks Jr
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Name: Marine Lance Cpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr.
Age: 20
From: Atco, N.J.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr. died Sept. 10 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Carlos E. Gil Orozco.
Died: September 10, 2007
Marine from New Jersey killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
Age: 20
From: Atco, N.J.
Assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr. died Sept. 10 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Carlos E. Gil Orozco.
Died: September 10, 2007
Marine from New Jersey killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
ATCO, N.J. — A Marine lance corporal from this southern New Jersey community has been killed in Iraq.
Jon T. Hicks Jr., 20, an infantryman, died Sept. 10 during a combat operation in Al Anbar province, the Department of Defense announced Sept. 12.
Also killed was Cpl. Carlos E. Gilorozco, 23, of San Jose, Calif.
Both were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Hicks joined the Marines in January 2006 after graduating from Hammonton High School in June 2005. Family members said he aspired to a career in law enforcement.
Hicks grew up on the same street as Navy SEAL David M. Tapper, 32, who...
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2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.;
Incident
Marine Lance Cpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr. died Sept. 10 while conducting combat operations in Ashraf, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Carlos E. Gil Orozco.
Prayers & Messages
Jon T Hicks Jr
2008-05-23
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Jon T Hicks Jr
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.