One Year Later: Remembering Sgt. James Harvey
2005 Arthur L. Johnson grad and Army Sgt. James Harvey II was killed on June 20, 2011 while serving in Afghanistan.
Today marks one year after the death of Clark native and 2005 ALJ grad Army Sgt. James W. Harvey II. In the days following Harvey's death, we spoke to his family and friends to capture who Harvey was and how he felt compelled to serve his country. From the archives, our story on Harvey. Below, more on his funeral and this year's Clark Memorial Day parade, which was dedicated to his memory. ---- This story was first published on June 22, 2011, two days after Harvey's death. The knock on the door of their Toms River home was the one the Harveys had been dreading since their son James was deployed to Afghanistan in January 2011. Just days after they’d received his sergeant stripes in the mail for their son’s upcoming promotion – and on the …
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