Name: Army 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski Age: 23 From: Freehold, N.J. Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Incident: Army 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski was killed Nov. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Bayji, Iraq. Also Died:
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19, 2005 Flags fly at half staff for soldier killed in Iraq
Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. — Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey ordered flags to be flown at half staff Wednesday in honor of a soldier from Howell who died in Iraq.
Army 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II was killed Nov. 19 when a bomb detonated near his Humvee during. He was among five 101st Airborne Division soldiers, two of them New Jerseyans, killed during two roadside bombings in Iraq that weekend.
“1st Lt. Zilinski was a courageous soldier fighting for our country’s safety and security,” Codey said. “We honor his life by flying the national and state flags at half-staff.”
Zilinski, 23, the son of a Vietnam veteran, attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he earned several awards in swimming and diving. He was a team captain.
He was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, based...
Prayers & Condolences For: Dennis W. Zilinski BY Anonymous on Feb 05, 2007
we miss everyday dennis you were the best brother in law anyone could ask for you treated me like i was your real sister all the time i truely knew you loved me. i looked forward to my son we waited for for so long to spend time with you you loving him him loving you that is why we choose you to be his godfather we knew you would love him like you own. love you always your sister in law . toni k
Prayers & Condolences For: Dennis W. Zilinski BY DONNYDO on Mar 18, 2006
O God, by whose mercy the faithful departed find rest, look kindly on Your departed veteran who gave his life in the service of his country. Grant that through the passion, death, and resurrection of Your Son he may share in the joy of Your heavenly kingdom and rejoice in You with Your saints forever.