Obituary:
Obit from KC Star 4/27/2002
Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 28, of Olathe, KS, was killed April 15, 2002, while serving his country in Afghanistan. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS
Justin was born April 12, 1974, to Michael and Pamela Galewski. Justin graduated from Olathe North High School in 1992 and joined the Army in 1993. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pamela. Survivors include his wife, Christine Galewski, his three-year old son, Chase and his two-year old daughter, Paige, all of San Diego, CA; his father, Michael Galewski and his brother, David Galewski, both of Olathe, KS (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf (913) 451-1860)
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Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski
Hometown: Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Age: 28 years old
Died: April 15, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego
Incident: Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar.
Info from "Faces of the Fallen", Washington Post.
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Bio by Mike R. Vining, SGM USA (Retired):
SSG Justin Joseph "Ski" Galewski, SSG Brian T. Craig, SGT Jamie O. Maugans, and SFC Daniel A. Romero were killed and a fifth person was wounded on 15 April 2002. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were assigned to the 710th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command and SFC Romero was assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were killed in an explosion while dismantling large caliber (107mm) rockets that had been confiscated from a former Taliban ammunition dump near Kandahar, Afghanistan. SSG Galewski was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Obit from KC Star 4/27/2002
Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 28, of Olathe, KS, was killed April 15, 2002, while serving his country in Afghanistan. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS
Justin was born April 12, 1974, to Michael and Pamela Galewski. Justin graduated from Olathe North High School in 1992 and joined the Army in 1993. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pamela. Survivors include his wife, Christine Galewski, his three-year old son, Chase and his two-year old daughter, Paige, all of San Diego, CA; his father, Michael Galewski and his brother, David Galewski, both of Olathe, KS (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf (913) 451-1860)
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Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski
Hometown: Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Age: 28 years old
Died: April 15, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego
Incident: Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar.
Info from "Faces of the Fallen", Washington Post.
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Bio by Mike R. Vining, SGM USA (Retired):
SSG Justin Joseph "Ski" Galewski, SSG Brian T. Craig, SGT Jamie O. Maugans, and SFC Daniel A. Romero were killed and a fifth person was wounded on 15 April 2002. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were assigned to the 710th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command and SFC Romero was assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were killed in an explosion while dismantling large caliber (107mm) rockets that had been confiscated from a former Taliban ammunition dump near Kandahar, Afghanistan. SSG Galewski was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Obituary:
Obit from KC Star 4/27/2002
Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 28, of Olathe, KS, was killed April 15, 2002, while serving his country in Afghanistan. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS
Justin was born April 12, 1974, to Michael and Pamela Galewski. Justin graduated from Olathe North High School in 1992 and joined the Army in 1993. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pamela. Survivors include his wife, Christine Galewski, his three-year old son, Chase and his two-year old daughter, Paige, all of San Diego, CA; his father, Michael Galewski and his brother, David Galewski, both of Olathe, KS (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf (913) 451-1860)
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Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski
Hometown: Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Age: 28 years old
Died: April 15, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego
Incident: Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar.
Info from "Faces of the Fallen", Washington Post.
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Bio by Mike R. Vining, SGM USA (Retired):
SSG Justin Joseph "Ski" Galewski, SSG Brian T. Craig, SGT Jamie O. Maugans, and SFC Daniel A. Romero were killed and a fifth person was wounded on 15 April 2002. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were assigned to the 710th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command and SFC Romero was assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were killed in an explosion while dismantling large caliber (107mm) rockets that had been confiscated from a former Taliban ammunition dump near Kandahar, Afghanistan. SSG Galewski was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Obit from KC Star 4/27/2002
Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 28, of Olathe, KS, was killed April 15, 2002, while serving his country in Afghanistan. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS
Justin was born April 12, 1974, to Michael and Pamela Galewski. Justin graduated from Olathe North High School in 1992 and joined the Army in 1993. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pamela. Survivors include his wife, Christine Galewski, his three-year old son, Chase and his two-year old daughter, Paige, all of San Diego, CA; his father, Michael Galewski and his brother, David Galewski, both of Olathe, KS (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf (913) 451-1860)
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Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski
Hometown: Olathe, Kansas, U.S.
Age: 28 years old
Died: April 15, 2002 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 710th Explosive Ordnance Detachment, San Diego
Incident: Died when enemy rockets exploded as they were being dismantled in Kandahar.
Info from "Faces of the Fallen", Washington Post.
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Bio by Mike R. Vining, SGM USA (Retired):
SSG Justin Joseph "Ski" Galewski, SSG Brian T. Craig, SGT Jamie O. Maugans, and SFC Daniel A. Romero were killed and a fifth person was wounded on 15 April 2002. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were assigned to the 710th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 20th Support Command and SFC Romero was assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Colorado Army National Guard. SSG Galewski, SSG Craig, and SGT Maugans were killed in an explosion while dismantling large caliber (107mm) rockets that had been confiscated from a former Taliban ammunition dump near Kandahar, Afghanistan. SSG Galewski was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
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US ARMY SSG K.I.A.
"BELOVED SON HUSBAND & DADDY"
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His memorial/monument at Arlington Nat'l Cemetery is 10540884
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