Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel of Lackawaxen, Pa., joined the Marines in September of 2003, a few months after graduating from Wallenpaupack Area High School. He had just started his second tour in Iraq when he was killed. He was just a really fun, fun-loving kid, and a goof ball who got along with everybody. It didn't matter what clique you were in, who went about his business, respectful, a really solid young man from a good family. He had planned to attend college after leaving the military. In winters, Jacob hunted in the woods surrounding his home. In summers, he would dive into a river with a spear and resurface with a fish. He was a straight-A student, but family members say they never saw him crack a book. And since he was a little boy, he wanted to be a Marine. Second-best didn't cut it in Jacob's eyes. He is survived by his parents, Albert and Mary, a younger sister, Amanda. Jacob became the 13th local member of the military to have been killed in connection with the war in Iraq. He was 21.
Marines
3rd Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marines
3rd Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl. Jacob W. Beisel of Lackawaxen, Pa., joined the Marines in September of 2003, a few months after graduating from Wallenpaupack Area High School. He had just started his second tour in Iraq when he was killed. He was just a really fun, fun-loving kid, and a goof ball who got along with everybody. It didn't matter what clique you were in, who went about his business, respectful, a really solid young man from a good family. He had planned to attend college after leaving the military. In winters, Jacob hunted in the woods surrounding his home. In summers, he would dive into a river with a spear and resurface with a fish. He was a straight-A student, but family members say they never saw him crack a book. And since he was a little boy, he wanted to be a Marine. Second-best didn't cut it in Jacob's eyes. He is survived by his parents, Albert and Mary, a younger sister, Amanda. Jacob became the 13th local member of the military to have been killed in connection with the war in Iraq. He was 21.
Marines
3rd Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Marines
3rd Battalion,
8th Marine Regiment,
2nd Marine Division,
II Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
