PV2 Bradley W. Iorio, Age 19, Dead of Non-Combat Injury Suffered in Iraq

IORIO, BRADLEY W. 19 - of Galloway, died on May 29, 2009 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany from a non-combat related injury suffered on May 27, 2009, six days after arriving in Tallil, Iraq. The Army saw to it that his parents and brothers were there with him. Born in Freehold Township, he moved to Smithville in 1996 and graduated from Absegami High School in 2008. PV2 Iorio enlisted in August. Bradley loved his Legos, cub scouts, video and computer games (playing with his brother Rick), soccer, hockey, the Emanon Players, his youth group, camping with his brother Vinnie at Creation, haunting the Village on Halloween, and one day owning his dream Mustang. With the Emanon Players he traveled to England and Scotland, received National Honor Thespian, The McGyver Award, The Door Knob Award, The Emanon Players Backstage Award twice and Absegami's Best Thespian. His Friends and those his life touched, will miss him. Quiet by nature, Brad never sat silently when a Friend was in need. He had the ability to lighten a serious moment with his amazing sense of humor. Read more.