PHOTO GALLERY: Marine Cpl. Monahan Procession
The body of Marine Cpl. Christopher Monahan, who was killed in action in Afghanistan Nov. 26, is escorted home
With an honor guard of retired Marines standing by, the body of Marine Cpl. Christopher M. Monahan Jr. was returned to Ocean County on Tuesday. An escort of nearly 100 motorcycles, comprised of cyclists from the Legion Riders, the Patriot Riders, the Patriot Guard, as well as NJ state troopers, police from Toms River and police and firefighters from Island Heights, guarded and guided the path of Monahan's return, from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home on Main Street in Toms River. Monahan, 25, a 2006 Central Regional High School graduate who grew up in Ocean Gate but more recently had lived in Island Heights, was killed in action on Nov. 26 in Afghanistan's Helmand Province when the truck he was riding in …
Glenn Merkle
8:25 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
Chris, You may not be here with us as we press forth in this deployment physically but I know you are waiting at the gates to bum another cigarette. You still owe me a pack, man. So many hours spent with a beer in hand at the Barracks, brother, you will never be forgotten. I'll leave a carton for you when we get back. Thank you for everything, Chris. -Glenn more ›