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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Vincent B. Caliguire Vincent B. Caliguire was born February 6, 1973. He graduated Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey in 1991. He earned a BS in Hospitality Administration from University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1996. Vince had completed college when the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon occurred. The event inspired him to join the New Jersey National Guard in 2001. As a college grad, he became an officer and a platoon leader. He served with the New Jersey guard in Egypt. After hearing that the 28th Pennsylvania National Guard was looking for volunteers for duty in Iraq, Vince volunteered to go with a group from New Jersey and deployed to Iraq. He was stationed in Camp Corregidor in Ramadi. When he arrived in Ramadi, his platoon was in need of tankers. Vince trained in the field and became a tank commander, Vince vividly remembers the major attack on the base on October 3, 2005. The attack was very heavy, and Vince believes the only thing that saved his unit was fire from the 25mm cannon mounted on their Bradley fighting vehicles which were well-hidden. He returned to Fort Dix, serving as a trainer for Iraqi-bound soldiers for another year. He had earned the rank of 1st Lieutenant when he left the service in 2008. He earned his MBA from Richard Stockton University in 2011. Vince moved to Delanco in 2016 and lives on Hickory Street. He works at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection as the Community Liaison. Vince has also served on the Delanco Environmental Advisory Board and serves on the Delanco School Board. NJ Nat Gd, PA Nat Gd 1st Lt 28th PA Infantry, Tank Commander Iraq II Egypt Camp Corregidor, Ramadi, Iraq, Ft. Dix 1973 - *

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