The Camden County Board of Commissioners invites you to a special medal ceremony honoring our veterans and first responders for their unwavering dedication, sacrifice, and commitment to serving our nation during the 9/11 recovery efforts and the War on Terror.
Date: Monday, September 11, 2023
Time: 7:30 PM
Place: Victims of Terrorism Monument at Cooper River Park
Vigil Program
Co-Master of Ceremony:
Commissioner Melinda Kane, Liaison Veterans Affairs
Commissioner Jonathon Young, Liaison Public Safety
WELCOME / OPENING REMARKS: Commissioner Jonathan Young, Liaison Public Safety
PRESENTING THE COLORS: Cherry Hill Police Department
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Ted Gallagher, Director, Camden County Office of Veterans Affairs
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Amanda Peacock, Miss Seashore Line
INVOCATION: Father Vincent Guest, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Camden, NJ
REMARKS:
US Congressman Donald Norcross
Commissioner Melinda Kane, Liaison Veterans Affairs
MEDAL CEREMONY: elected officials in attendance
Veterans:
- David C. Dziengowski Navy Commander Haddonfield CCM, CCWOT
- Flor-Maria Grant Air Force Senior Master SGT Pennsauken CCM, CCWOT
- Juan Acevedo, Jr. Army MSGT Cherry Hill CCM, CCVM, CCWOT
1st Responders:
- William Finnegan Camden County North Task Force EMS-Chief Pennsauken CCWOT
- James Jankowski CC Public Safety Chief of Communications (Ret) Atco CCWOT
- Kevin R Kane FBI Supervisory Special Agent (Ret) Cherry Hill CCWOT
- Anne Kriegner FBI Asst. Director Cherry Hill CCWOT
- Frederick J. Lang, Jr. Camden County Prosecutors Office / FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Detective SGT (Ret) Cherry Hill CCWOT
- Mark Olexa Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Cherry Hill CCWOT
- John J Ryan FBI Special Agent (Ret) Cherry Hill CCWOT
- John J Stermel DRPA/FBI JTTF SGT (Ret) Cherry Hill CCWOT
- Lance Saunders Camden County Prosecutors Office Lieutenant Camden CCWOT
VIDEO PRESENTATION OF CAMDEN COUNTY LOST
RIFLE SALUTE: The Marine Corps League Giordano Detachment
TAPS: Greg Murphy, Bugler, Asst. NJ State Dir., Bugles Across America
MOMENT OF SILENCE
Closing Remarks
Remembering Those Who We Have Lost
MILITARY
| Rank | Branch | Name | Date of Death |
Home Town | County |
| LCPL | USMC | Allen, Terrence P. | September 15, 2007 | Pennsauken | Camden |
| LCPL | USMC | Christensen Jr, Curtis A. | January 11, 2008 | Collingswood | Camden |
| CPL | USMC | Cohen, Jonathan G. | October 1, 2005 | Cherry Hill | Camden |
| CPT | ARMY | Dalessio, Gregory T. | June 23, 2008 | Cherry Hill | Camden |
| SPC | ARMY | Dixon, Anthony J. | August 1, 2004 | Lindenwold | Camden |
| SGT | ARMY | Egan, Michael | September 19, 2005 | Pennsauken | Camden |
| SPC | ARMY | Froehlich, Adam D. | March 25, 2004 | Pine Hill | Camden |
| LCPL | USMC | Hicks Jr, Jon T. | September 10, 2007 | Atco | Camden |
| SFC | ARMY | Johnson, Jeffrey N Sr | April 9, 2016 | Sicklerville | Camden |
| LCPL | USMC | Kane, Jeremy M. | January 23, 2010 | Cherry Hill | Camden |
| 1st Lt | USMC | Mann, Jason D. | July 17, 2008 | Woodlynne | Camden |
| PVT | ARMY | Maria, Giovanny | November 29, 2001 | Camden | Camden |
| SGT | ARMY | Ortiz Jr., Hector L. | June 14, 2012 | Camden | Camden |
| CPT | ARMY | Ortiz, Maria I. | July 10, 2007 | Pennsauken | Camden |
| CPL | USMC | Pimpinello, Anthony M, Jr | April 29, 2018 | Bellmawr | Camden |
| CPT | ARMY | Robinson, Charles D. | June 3, 2005 | Haddon Heights | Camden |
| CPL | USMC | Ryan, Marc T. | November 15, 2004 | Gloucester | Camden |
| ET3 | NAVY | Smith, Kenneth A. | August 21, 2017 | Cherry Hill | Camden |
| Lt Col | USMC | Spahr, John C. | May 2, 2005 | Cherry Hill | Camden |
| PO1 | NAVY | Tapper, David M. | August 20, 2003 | Atco | Camden |
| SSG | ARMY | Weiglein, Joseph M. | May 29, 2007 | Audubon | Camden |
| PVT | ARMY | White III, Robert C. | April 23, 2005 | Camden | Camden |
| SFC | ARMY | Williams, Frederick | July 3, 2020 | Lindenwold | Camden |
First Responders
| Rank | Name | Date of Death | Home Town | County | |
| Deputy Chief County Fire Marshal | Dannenfelser, Gene M. | November 8, 2017 | Haddon Heights | Camden | |
| Chief of the Bellmawr Park Volunteer Fire FD and EMT with Camden City EMS |
Skipton, Stephen E. Sr | August 23, 2014 | Bellmawr | Camden |
9/11 Civilian Victims
| Name | Date of Death | Home Town | County |
| Frank DeMartini | September 11, 2001 | Haddon Heights | Camden |
| Danielle Kousoulis | September 11, 2001 | Haddon Township | Camden |
| Timothy Hughes | September 11, 2001 | Bellmawr | Camden |
| Richard Aronow | September 11, 2001 | Cherry Hill | Camden |
