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Seaside Park man killed in Afghanistan
Berkeley Township Patrolman Richard Breitenbach will rise early this morning and begin the trip to Dover, Del., to escort the body of a young Seaside Park Army officer killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 26. "We're showing a soldier some respect," Breitenbach said. Sgt. John A. Lyons — a 2003 Central Regional High School graduate — died on active duty in Ghazni Province. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade in Fort Hood, Texas. Breitenbach and other officers will escort Lyons' hearse from the Dover Air Force base to the New Jersey border, where they will be met by New Jersey State Police. They will then drive in a procession to J Street in Seaside Park, where he lived. "It's a terrible thing, these kids going over…
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R. Ray
6:52 am on Friday, June 1, 2012
There is no greater gift than what Sgt Lyons gave for all of AMERICA, may he and his family never be forgotten. God Bless! Berkeley Twp. Councilman Bob Ray & Family more ›