Daily Record (Parsippany, N.J.) Posted : Thursday Oct 28, 2010 19:51:47 EDT
WASHINGTON — A 23-year-old man was killed while serving with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.
Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., 23. of Hopatcong, N.J., died Wednesday near the village of Khwaja Kinti of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device, the Defense Department said.
Kirspel was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and had been stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Kirspel joined the Army in July 2006 shortly after graduating from Hopatcong High School, according to a Fort Drum news release. He previously served in Iraq, according to the release.
He was a cannon crewmember and deployed to Afghanistan this past spring in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Kirspel previously had been stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. He arrived at Fort Drum in September 2009.
Kirspel served in Iraq from October 2007 through November 2008.
His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Valor, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Marksmanship Qualification Badge and the Driver Mechanic Badge.
http://freedomremembered.com/index.php/sgt-michael-d-kirspel-jr/
John 15:13:13"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
We are thankful for the service of Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr.
Service and resolve
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty". JFK
