2005 Central Regional High School Graduate Killed In Afghanistan
Department of Defense announces that Marine Cpl. Christopher M. Monahan died on Monday on combat duty
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Sadly, there will soon be five plaques at Central Regional High School's War Memorial for fallen alumni killed in foreign wars.
Almost a month to the day after the memorial was dedicated, Marine Cpl. Christopher M. Monahan Jr. was killed on Nov. 26, the Department of Defense announced today.
Monahan, 25, Island Heights, died while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the defense department said.
He was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, the D.O.D. said.
He was a 2005 graduate of Central Regional and the second Central graduate killed in action in little more than a year.
Army Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26, class of 2003, died in late October last year of wounds he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 8th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas, according to the Defense Department.
Come back to Berkeley Patch tomorrow for more on this developing story.
Chief Wahoo
12:15 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Bring our soldiers home , you Masters of War !!!!!!
suz
7:54 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
Thank you for your service...God bless.
brokeninbayville
9:05 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012
May God bless Cpl Monahan and his family. We are still mourning the passing of Sgt. John Lyons and now Cpl. Monahan. Lives taken too soon from this earth. God bless our troops and bring them home soon.
Opinionated
7:13 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Well said.
parkway
1:39 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
My heart breaks for this family. My son was in the class before him. I pray for his family and loved ones
Rosalee Di Pietro
12:16 am on Friday, November 30, 2012
R.I.P. Cpl. Christopher M. Monahan and peace to your family
Thomas
9:49 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
we got osama bin laden .what are we doing over there now ? let them live in their stoneage environs , no more american blood on foreign soil. amen
make my day
10:10 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
May God Bless all our fallen soldiers, you will not be forgotten. Thank you for your service. Prayers to all family and friends.
Drivingtoofar
10:38 pm on Friday, November 30, 2012
Hoo Rah Marine
Burd Turglar
5:47 am on Monday, December 3, 2012
OOrah sir.. common mistake though. Semper Fi.
KC
1:53 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
What a horrible loss. I don't understand this mixed up world.
Bryan
8:01 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Well said Thomas
SL
10:07 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
support the people behind the uniform, not war.
Joe
10:38 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Another Gentile boy killed for the Zionist destroyers
Burd Turglar
5:52 am on Monday, December 3, 2012
Are your political attacks necessary to post on a page where family members are possibly reading to mourn their loss? Cpl Monahan had a belief to join our beloved corps and he died for that belief. He is a hero in this Marines eyes and many others. Have some respect. Not everyone is a bleeding heart liberal against war. My thoughts and prayers go out to Cpl Monahans family. Semper Fi!
fed up
8:23 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
OORAH!!!