4 July 2013
The West Hudson Detachment 209 from Kearny, NJ participated in a bridge dedication in North Arlington. The bridge was recently named after a fallen Marine from the area. L/Cpl Osbrany Montes De Oca was killed during combat operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Helmand province, Afghanistan on 10 Feb 2013. The 20-year-old Marine was a mortar man assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force. Montes De Oca has two other brothers still serving in the Corps, his older brother Sandro Moreta and his twin brother, Osmany, who joined the Marines at the same time as Osbrany did.
The Color Guard consisted of (L-R) Caesar Huaman, Past Commandant John Cleary, Amanda Kuchta and Sean Glennon. All proudly represented the West Hudson Detachment of the Marine Corps League.
