Jesse D Tillery
Date of Death: 12/02/2006
Age: 19
Incident Location: Anbar province, Iraq
Hometown: Vesper
Branch of Service: Marines
Unit: 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Unit Base: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Lance Corporal Jesse Tillery, 19, of Vesper, Wis. was killed December 2, 2006, during combat in Anbar province. He was a 2005 graduate of Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids and joined the Marines that August. Tillery was assigned to the 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Friends said Jesse was fascinated with the military from childhood and had two brothers serving with the Army - one also on active duty in Iraq and the other a veteran of two tours there.
As a youth he played little league baseball. But as he grew, he took his joy in life from the simple things in life, like his friends and family. Jesse was polite, engaging and always had a smile on his face. He is remembered as someone who abundantly possessed three things during his life: tremendous contentment, commitment and hope.
Jesse was awarded the Purple Heart, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal as well as the National Defense Medal. He is honored and remembered with a memorial at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
As a youth he played little league baseball. But as he grew, he took his joy in life from the simple things in life, like his friends and family. Jesse was polite, engaging and always had a smile on his face. He is remembered as someone who abundantly possessed three things during his life: tremendous contentment, commitment and hope.
Jesse was awarded the Purple Heart, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal as well as the National Defense Medal. He is honored and remembered with a memorial at The Highground Veterans Memorial Park in Neillsville, Wisconsin.