Maj. Dwayne M. Kelley
Hometown: Willingboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Age: 48 years old
Died: June 24, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion.
Hometown: Willingboro, New Jersey, U.S.
Age: 48 years old
Died: June 24, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion.
Birth: May 25, 1960
Death: Jun. 24, 2008, Iraq
New Jersey State Police Sergeant, serving in Iraq with the United States Army Reserves, was killed in an office explosion in Sadr City. He and four other Americans killed, were working to restore local government in the former Shiite militia stronghold. Detective Sergeant First Class Kelley was a Major in the Army Reserves 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion and the State Police counter-terrorism bureau. In 1998, he joined the State Police and was on his third tour of duty in Iraq. He was previously honored in 2006 with a Valor Award for his partnership with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Essex County.
Burial:
Odd Fellows Cemetery and Mausoleum
Burlington
Burlington County
New Jersey, USA
Death: Jun. 24, 2008, Iraq
New Jersey State Police Sergeant, serving in Iraq with the United States Army Reserves, was killed in an office explosion in Sadr City. He and four other Americans killed, were working to restore local government in the former Shiite militia stronghold. Detective Sergeant First Class Kelley was a Major in the Army Reserves 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion and the State Police counter-terrorism bureau. In 1998, he joined the State Police and was on his third tour of duty in Iraq. He was previously honored in 2006 with a Valor Award for his partnership with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Essex County.
Burial:
Odd Fellows Cemetery and Mausoleum
Burlington
Burlington County
New Jersey, USA


