LCpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca
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Age: 20 years old Hometown: North Arlington, New Jersey. Died: February 10, 2012 in Operation Enduring Freedom. Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Birth:
Death: Feb. 10, 2012, Afghanistan Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, N.J., died Feb. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery North Arlington Bergen County New Jersey, USA More than 150 mourners and bystanders Friday paid tribute to Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, a Marine killed in Afghanistan last week, as his flag-draped casket arrived at the Parow Funeral Home from Dover Air Force Base.
The body of Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca arriving at the Parow Funeral Home in his hometown of North Arlington. His aunt, Sonya Montes De Oca, in the dark coat, consoling another aunt. Maria Samaniego, girlfriend of the fallen Marine, is to the left. Montes De Oca was killed last week in Afghanistan.A Marine honor guard, state police and dozens of motorcyclists formed the fallen Marine’s procession. Family members waiting on the funeral home steps cried and moaned during the military rite that included a maneuver by honor guard to move Montes De Oca’s remains from a hearse. Across the street on Ridge Road, where a church bell tolled, scores of schoolmates, residents and sympathizers paid tribute to the fallen hero, some crying and waving flags. “We understand,” said Marjorie Sietsma of Wyckoff, president of Blue Star Mothers of North Jersey, who along with a dozen members of her group embraced family members before the procession arrived. Mothers in the group have children serving in the military and wear blue jackets emblazoned with their branch of service. They handed out miniature flags to people in the crowd. Vern Nelson, 66, an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam and a member of Warrior’s Watch Riders motorcycle club, joined the procession in South Jersey. “I wanted to make sure that when they come home, our servicemen are not forgotten,” he said as he climbed on his Harley-Davidson to return home to Lansdale, Pa. Viewing will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. A Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church. http://www.northjersey.com/news/021712_Mourners_pay_tribute_to_fallen_Marine_Osbrany_Montes_De_Oca_in_North_Arlington.html Email: gavin@northjersey.com |
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 88
WHEREAS, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca grew up in North Arlington, New Jersey and graduated from North Arlington High School; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after graduating high school; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca tragically lost his life while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was a dedicated Marine as well as a loving son and brother, whose memory lives in the hearts of his family and fellow Marines; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca’s patriotism and dedicated service to his country and his fellow Marines make it appropriate and fitting for the State of New Jersey to remember
him and his family, to mark his passing, and to honor his memory;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER
and DIRECT:
1. The flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in recognition and mourning of a brave and loyal American hero, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca.
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 16th day of February, Two Thousand and Twelve,
and of the Independence of the United States, the Two Hundred and Thirty-Sixth.
/s/ Chris Christie
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Charles B. McKenna
Chief Counsel to the Governor
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 88
WHEREAS, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca grew up in North Arlington, New Jersey and graduated from North Arlington High School; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps shortly after graduating high school; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca tragically lost his life while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca was a dedicated Marine as well as a loving son and brother, whose memory lives in the hearts of his family and fellow Marines; and
WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Montes De Oca’s patriotism and dedicated service to his country and his fellow Marines make it appropriate and fitting for the State of New Jersey to remember
him and his family, to mark his passing, and to honor his memory;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHRIS CHRISTIE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER
and DIRECT:
1. The flag of the United States of America and the flag of New Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in recognition and mourning of a brave and loyal American hero, United States Marine Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca.
2. This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 16th day of February, Two Thousand and Twelve,
and of the Independence of the United States, the Two Hundred and Thirty-Sixth.
/s/ Chris Christie
Governor
Attest:
/s/ Charles B. McKenna
Chief Counsel to the Governor
Veterans groups join North Arlington residents in tributes to fallen MarineTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2012, The outpouring of sympathy for Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, who was killed in Afghanistan last week, reached beyond his native North Arlington on Tuesday, as veterans groups joined borough residents in paying tribute to the fallen Marine.
American Heroes, a Canadian-American racing group, said it hoped to stop by the family house this week on its way to Florida for the Daytona 500 on Saturday. The group sponsors red-white-and-blue racing cars known as “American Heroes Memorial Vehicles.” Each car is dedicated to a soldier killed in combat and features the soldier’s picture.
“When a soldier is lost, every citizen feels the loss; it’s losing a part of themselves,” said Chris Ecklund, president of American Heroes. “A little piece of us dies with each soldier.”
Montes De Oca, 20, was killed Friday on a combat mission in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, the Defense Department said. Details of his death have not been released. Montes De Oca’s twin brother, Osmany, and his older brother, Sandro Moreta, 22, are both Marines.
The Nam Knights of America, an East Coast motorcycle club whose members are Vietnam veterans, also said it would like to pay tribute at Montes De Oca’s funeral, plans for which were still being finalized Tuesday.
“We would like a strong presence,” said George Rivera, a member of the Nam Knights’ Carlstadt chapter. “We would like to express our condolences, and pay our respects to the family.”
Jeffery Almonte, a relative, wondered if the Parow Funeral Home, the site of the viewing, and Holy Cross Cemetery, the burial site, both of which are in North Arlington, are big enough to accommodate everyone who wants to pay their respects. But they would be welcome, he said.
The viewing is tentatively scheduled from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Parow Funeral Home, said North Arlington Mayor Peter Massa.
Montes De Oca’s family was in seclusion on Tuesday night, said Almonte, of North Arlington. “They are trying to cope with the situation,” he said.
Large American and Marine Corps flags hung over a railing in front of the family house on Belleville Turnpike. Atop the flag was a picture of Montes De Oca in his Marine dress blues.
Signs sprouted at some local businesses proclaiming “Our Deepest Sympathy.” And before a high school basketball game, the audience stood for a moment of silence.
Massa said he was not surprised by the shared grief.
“This is a very tight-knit community,” he said. “This young man is one of our own.”
“Very often war is something we only read about in the newspaper or see on television,” Massa added. “It takes on a dramatically more serious and personal impact when it touches our homes and our community. Our prayers go out to Cpl. Montes De Oca’s family and friends.”
Flags will be lowered to half-staff in the Marine’s honor, said North Arlington Councilman Joseph Bianchi, and flags and bunting will be placed along Ridge Road.
Montes De Oca’s body was at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday, Almonte said.
Massa said the Marines have not yet notified borough officials when the body will begin its journey home, but he said it may be in the next two days. When that happens, the North Arlington police will escort it from an “appropriate place” on the New Jersey Turnpike to North Arlington, Massa said.
On Tuesday, residents fondly recalled Montes De Oca and his brothers as youngsters.
“I remember when he was little, he was always very happy, very loyal,” said Almonte. “He had a high sense of duty and morality.”
When he was younger, Montes De Oca would stop by Linda Tromans’ coffee shop for soda. “He was a good little kid,” she said with tears in her eyes. “Very friendly, kind, would do anything for you.”
Tromans’ shop, now closed, was across the street from Montes De Oca's house. He was close to his brothers, she said.
“They always wanted to fight for their country,” Tromans said.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Veterans_groups_join_North_Arlington_residents_in_tributes_to_fallen_Marine.html?page=all
American Heroes, a Canadian-American racing group, said it hoped to stop by the family house this week on its way to Florida for the Daytona 500 on Saturday. The group sponsors red-white-and-blue racing cars known as “American Heroes Memorial Vehicles.” Each car is dedicated to a soldier killed in combat and features the soldier’s picture.
“When a soldier is lost, every citizen feels the loss; it’s losing a part of themselves,” said Chris Ecklund, president of American Heroes. “A little piece of us dies with each soldier.”
Montes De Oca, 20, was killed Friday on a combat mission in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan, the Defense Department said. Details of his death have not been released. Montes De Oca’s twin brother, Osmany, and his older brother, Sandro Moreta, 22, are both Marines.
The Nam Knights of America, an East Coast motorcycle club whose members are Vietnam veterans, also said it would like to pay tribute at Montes De Oca’s funeral, plans for which were still being finalized Tuesday.
“We would like a strong presence,” said George Rivera, a member of the Nam Knights’ Carlstadt chapter. “We would like to express our condolences, and pay our respects to the family.”
Jeffery Almonte, a relative, wondered if the Parow Funeral Home, the site of the viewing, and Holy Cross Cemetery, the burial site, both of which are in North Arlington, are big enough to accommodate everyone who wants to pay their respects. But they would be welcome, he said.
The viewing is tentatively scheduled from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Parow Funeral Home, said North Arlington Mayor Peter Massa.
Montes De Oca’s family was in seclusion on Tuesday night, said Almonte, of North Arlington. “They are trying to cope with the situation,” he said.
Large American and Marine Corps flags hung over a railing in front of the family house on Belleville Turnpike. Atop the flag was a picture of Montes De Oca in his Marine dress blues.
Signs sprouted at some local businesses proclaiming “Our Deepest Sympathy.” And before a high school basketball game, the audience stood for a moment of silence.
Massa said he was not surprised by the shared grief.
“This is a very tight-knit community,” he said. “This young man is one of our own.”
“Very often war is something we only read about in the newspaper or see on television,” Massa added. “It takes on a dramatically more serious and personal impact when it touches our homes and our community. Our prayers go out to Cpl. Montes De Oca’s family and friends.”
Flags will be lowered to half-staff in the Marine’s honor, said North Arlington Councilman Joseph Bianchi, and flags and bunting will be placed along Ridge Road.
Montes De Oca’s body was at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday, Almonte said.
Massa said the Marines have not yet notified borough officials when the body will begin its journey home, but he said it may be in the next two days. When that happens, the North Arlington police will escort it from an “appropriate place” on the New Jersey Turnpike to North Arlington, Massa said.
On Tuesday, residents fondly recalled Montes De Oca and his brothers as youngsters.
“I remember when he was little, he was always very happy, very loyal,” said Almonte. “He had a high sense of duty and morality.”
When he was younger, Montes De Oca would stop by Linda Tromans’ coffee shop for soda. “He was a good little kid,” she said with tears in her eyes. “Very friendly, kind, would do anything for you.”
Tromans’ shop, now closed, was across the street from Montes De Oca's house. He was close to his brothers, she said.
“They always wanted to fight for their country,” Tromans said.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Veterans_groups_join_North_Arlington_residents_in_tributes_to_fallen_Marine.html?page=all
