LCpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr.

Hometown: Atco, New Jersey, U.S.
Age: 20 years old
Died: September 10, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Birth: Oct. 30, 1986
Marlton
Burlington County
New Jersey, USA
Death: Sep. 10, 2007
Al Anbar, Iraq
Marine Lance Cpl. Hicks was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Hicks was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated as his unit was on patrol. Jon was a quiet and well-behaved teen who neighbors remember as a gentleman. After graduating in June 2005 from Hammonton High School in Hammonton, New Jersey, he decided to work a little and relax for six months before deciding what he wanted to do. His desire to do something good with his life is what motivated him to join the Marines in January 2006. While Jon was in Iraq, he would write his family to send candy and potato chips, which he shared with other Marines and Iraqi children. He was due to return home in November and wanted to join the police force in Atco, the section of Waterford Township, after the Marines. Jon loved football and kept up with the Philadelphia Eagles. He also liked playing video games and paintball. 
 Burial:
Atco Cemetery
Atco
Camden County
New Jersey, USA

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