Marine wanted a chance to do his part
Associated Press
Bradley J. Harper traded his patrols of Virginia Beach in police blues for patrols in Iraq in camouflage gear.
“It’s two different worlds,” Harper said before he left.
“This is my chance to go, to do my part. The sooner you get over there, the sooner you get back.”
Harper, 25, of Dresden, Ohio, was killed Aug. 3 by a roadside bomb south of Haditha. He was based at Norfolk.
He studied criminal justice at Ohio University, then moved to Virginia Beach, Va., to become a police officer in January 2004.
“He was exactly what we wanted in an officer and a citizen,” said Harry McBrien, the recruiter for the Virginia Beach Police Department. “He was an all-around awesome guy and a real go-getter.”
When the academy staff “tried to stress him out a little bit,” he “just smiled” and kept going, McBrien said.
“What can I tell you about him?” asked Master Police Officer Rene Ball. “He was a stellar candidate” for the 750-member department, and he showed himself to be “an even better recruit.”
Harper is survived by his wife, Kendra.
∼DRESDEN - Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, USMC, 25, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Dresden, was killed in action Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005, during a combat operation in Iraq.
Born Nov. 1, 1979, in Zanesville, Sgt. Harper was a 1998 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, where he played football. For several years, he had worked for the Longaberger Co. in landscaping and at the fitness center. Following graduation, he attended Muskingum Area Technical College (MATC) and entered the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in January 1999. He received an associate's degree from MATC and a bachelor's degree from Ohio University, both in criminal justice.
Sgt. Harper enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves on July 27, 1998, and completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., on April 9, 1999. After completing his MOS school in Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., he was assigned as a ground radio repairman to H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Div Brook Park. He transferred to Co A, 4th Assault Amphibian Bn Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 22, 2003. On Jan. 4, 2005, his current unit was activated and he was deployed to Iraq on March 13, 2005. He moved to Virginia in 2003 and graduated from the Virginia Beach, Va., Police Academy and was Sergeant of Arms of his graduating class. He served in the Oceanfront 2nd Precinct in Virginia Beach. He was a member of North Terrace Church of Christ and American Legion Post 399 in Dresden.
Surviving are his wife, Kendra, whom he married Aug. 31, 2002; his parents, Steve and Janet Mozena Harper; a sister, Jennifer (Troy) Clements of Zanesville; brother, Daniel (Stori) Harper and their son Jarrett of Frazeysburg; mother-in-law, Carla (Guy) Brenamen of Fremont; father-in-law, Jeff Schiewe of Plymouth, Ind.; grandparents, Mildred Mozena of Adamsville, Gerald and Shirley Chapman of Bettsville, Norris and Joy Schiewe of Port Clinton, Sara Harper of McConnelsville; great-grandmother, Ruth Graham of Frazeysburg; and his sisters-in-law, Lindsey and Courtney Schiewe, both of Fremont.
He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Tom Mozena and Roy Harper.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at North Terrace Church of Christ, 1420 Brandywine Blvd.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at the church with Bill Meaige officiating. Burial will follow in Dresden Cemetery with full military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bradley J. Harper Scholarship Fund for Law Enforcement Students, c/o Tri-Valley Endowment Fund, 36 E. Muskingum Ave., Dresden, OH 43821.
Online guest book, itinerary and procession routes: www.vocfh.com.
Associated Press
Bradley J. Harper traded his patrols of Virginia Beach in police blues for patrols in Iraq in camouflage gear.
“It’s two different worlds,” Harper said before he left.
“This is my chance to go, to do my part. The sooner you get over there, the sooner you get back.”
Harper, 25, of Dresden, Ohio, was killed Aug. 3 by a roadside bomb south of Haditha. He was based at Norfolk.
He studied criminal justice at Ohio University, then moved to Virginia Beach, Va., to become a police officer in January 2004.
“He was exactly what we wanted in an officer and a citizen,” said Harry McBrien, the recruiter for the Virginia Beach Police Department. “He was an all-around awesome guy and a real go-getter.”
When the academy staff “tried to stress him out a little bit,” he “just smiled” and kept going, McBrien said.
“What can I tell you about him?” asked Master Police Officer Rene Ball. “He was a stellar candidate” for the 750-member department, and he showed himself to be “an even better recruit.”
Harper is survived by his wife, Kendra.
∼DRESDEN - Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, USMC, 25, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Dresden, was killed in action Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005, during a combat operation in Iraq.
Born Nov. 1, 1979, in Zanesville, Sgt. Harper was a 1998 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, where he played football. For several years, he had worked for the Longaberger Co. in landscaping and at the fitness center. Following graduation, he attended Muskingum Area Technical College (MATC) and entered the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in January 1999. He received an associate's degree from MATC and a bachelor's degree from Ohio University, both in criminal justice.
Sgt. Harper enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves on July 27, 1998, and completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., on April 9, 1999. After completing his MOS school in Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., he was assigned as a ground radio repairman to H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Div Brook Park. He transferred to Co A, 4th Assault Amphibian Bn Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 22, 2003. On Jan. 4, 2005, his current unit was activated and he was deployed to Iraq on March 13, 2005. He moved to Virginia in 2003 and graduated from the Virginia Beach, Va., Police Academy and was Sergeant of Arms of his graduating class. He served in the Oceanfront 2nd Precinct in Virginia Beach. He was a member of North Terrace Church of Christ and American Legion Post 399 in Dresden.
Surviving are his wife, Kendra, whom he married Aug. 31, 2002; his parents, Steve and Janet Mozena Harper; a sister, Jennifer (Troy) Clements of Zanesville; brother, Daniel (Stori) Harper and their son Jarrett of Frazeysburg; mother-in-law, Carla (Guy) Brenamen of Fremont; father-in-law, Jeff Schiewe of Plymouth, Ind.; grandparents, Mildred Mozena of Adamsville, Gerald and Shirley Chapman of Bettsville, Norris and Joy Schiewe of Port Clinton, Sara Harper of McConnelsville; great-grandmother, Ruth Graham of Frazeysburg; and his sisters-in-law, Lindsey and Courtney Schiewe, both of Fremont.
He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Tom Mozena and Roy Harper.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at North Terrace Church of Christ, 1420 Brandywine Blvd.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at the church with Bill Meaige officiating. Burial will follow in Dresden Cemetery with full military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bradley J. Harper Scholarship Fund for Law Enforcement Students, c/o Tri-Valley Endowment Fund, 36 E. Muskingum Ave., Dresden, OH 43821.
Online guest book, itinerary and procession routes: www.vocfh.com.
Marine wanted a chance to do his part
Associated Press
Bradley J. Harper traded his patrols of Virginia Beach in police blues for patrols in Iraq in camouflage gear.
“It’s two different worlds,” Harper said before he left.
“This is my chance to go, to do my part. The sooner you get over there, the sooner you get back.”
Harper, 25, of Dresden, Ohio, was killed Aug. 3 by a roadside bomb south of Haditha. He was based at Norfolk.
He studied criminal justice at Ohio University, then moved to Virginia Beach, Va., to become a police officer in January 2004.
“He was exactly what we wanted in an officer and a citizen,” said Harry McBrien, the recruiter for the Virginia Beach Police Department. “He was an all-around awesome guy and a real go-getter.”
When the academy staff “tried to stress him out a little bit,” he “just smiled” and kept going, McBrien said.
“What can I tell you about him?” asked Master Police Officer Rene Ball. “He was a stellar candidate” for the 750-member department, and he showed himself to be “an even better recruit.”
Harper is survived by his wife, Kendra.
∼DRESDEN - Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, USMC, 25, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Dresden, was killed in action Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005, during a combat operation in Iraq.
Born Nov. 1, 1979, in Zanesville, Sgt. Harper was a 1998 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, where he played football. For several years, he had worked for the Longaberger Co. in landscaping and at the fitness center. Following graduation, he attended Muskingum Area Technical College (MATC) and entered the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in January 1999. He received an associate's degree from MATC and a bachelor's degree from Ohio University, both in criminal justice.
Sgt. Harper enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves on July 27, 1998, and completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., on April 9, 1999. After completing his MOS school in Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., he was assigned as a ground radio repairman to H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Div Brook Park. He transferred to Co A, 4th Assault Amphibian Bn Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 22, 2003. On Jan. 4, 2005, his current unit was activated and he was deployed to Iraq on March 13, 2005. He moved to Virginia in 2003 and graduated from the Virginia Beach, Va., Police Academy and was Sergeant of Arms of his graduating class. He served in the Oceanfront 2nd Precinct in Virginia Beach. He was a member of North Terrace Church of Christ and American Legion Post 399 in Dresden.
Surviving are his wife, Kendra, whom he married Aug. 31, 2002; his parents, Steve and Janet Mozena Harper; a sister, Jennifer (Troy) Clements of Zanesville; brother, Daniel (Stori) Harper and their son Jarrett of Frazeysburg; mother-in-law, Carla (Guy) Brenamen of Fremont; father-in-law, Jeff Schiewe of Plymouth, Ind.; grandparents, Mildred Mozena of Adamsville, Gerald and Shirley Chapman of Bettsville, Norris and Joy Schiewe of Port Clinton, Sara Harper of McConnelsville; great-grandmother, Ruth Graham of Frazeysburg; and his sisters-in-law, Lindsey and Courtney Schiewe, both of Fremont.
He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Tom Mozena and Roy Harper.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at North Terrace Church of Christ, 1420 Brandywine Blvd.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at the church with Bill Meaige officiating. Burial will follow in Dresden Cemetery with full military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bradley J. Harper Scholarship Fund for Law Enforcement Students, c/o Tri-Valley Endowment Fund, 36 E. Muskingum Ave., Dresden, OH 43821.
Online guest book, itinerary and procession routes: www.vocfh.com.
Associated Press
Bradley J. Harper traded his patrols of Virginia Beach in police blues for patrols in Iraq in camouflage gear.
“It’s two different worlds,” Harper said before he left.
“This is my chance to go, to do my part. The sooner you get over there, the sooner you get back.”
Harper, 25, of Dresden, Ohio, was killed Aug. 3 by a roadside bomb south of Haditha. He was based at Norfolk.
He studied criminal justice at Ohio University, then moved to Virginia Beach, Va., to become a police officer in January 2004.
“He was exactly what we wanted in an officer and a citizen,” said Harry McBrien, the recruiter for the Virginia Beach Police Department. “He was an all-around awesome guy and a real go-getter.”
When the academy staff “tried to stress him out a little bit,” he “just smiled” and kept going, McBrien said.
“What can I tell you about him?” asked Master Police Officer Rene Ball. “He was a stellar candidate” for the 750-member department, and he showed himself to be “an even better recruit.”
Harper is survived by his wife, Kendra.
∼DRESDEN - Sgt. Bradley J. Harper, USMC, 25, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Dresden, was killed in action Wednesday Aug. 3, 2005, during a combat operation in Iraq.
Born Nov. 1, 1979, in Zanesville, Sgt. Harper was a 1998 graduate of Tri-Valley High School, where he played football. For several years, he had worked for the Longaberger Co. in landscaping and at the fitness center. Following graduation, he attended Muskingum Area Technical College (MATC) and entered the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in January 1999. He received an associate's degree from MATC and a bachelor's degree from Ohio University, both in criminal justice.
Sgt. Harper enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves on July 27, 1998, and completed recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., on April 9, 1999. After completing his MOS school in Twenty-nine Palms, Calif., he was assigned as a ground radio repairman to H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Div Brook Park. He transferred to Co A, 4th Assault Amphibian Bn Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 22, 2003. On Jan. 4, 2005, his current unit was activated and he was deployed to Iraq on March 13, 2005. He moved to Virginia in 2003 and graduated from the Virginia Beach, Va., Police Academy and was Sergeant of Arms of his graduating class. He served in the Oceanfront 2nd Precinct in Virginia Beach. He was a member of North Terrace Church of Christ and American Legion Post 399 in Dresden.
Surviving are his wife, Kendra, whom he married Aug. 31, 2002; his parents, Steve and Janet Mozena Harper; a sister, Jennifer (Troy) Clements of Zanesville; brother, Daniel (Stori) Harper and their son Jarrett of Frazeysburg; mother-in-law, Carla (Guy) Brenamen of Fremont; father-in-law, Jeff Schiewe of Plymouth, Ind.; grandparents, Mildred Mozena of Adamsville, Gerald and Shirley Chapman of Bettsville, Norris and Joy Schiewe of Port Clinton, Sara Harper of McConnelsville; great-grandmother, Ruth Graham of Frazeysburg; and his sisters-in-law, Lindsey and Courtney Schiewe, both of Fremont.
He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Tom Mozena and Roy Harper.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, at North Terrace Church of Christ, 1420 Brandywine Blvd.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005, at the church with Bill Meaige officiating. Burial will follow in Dresden Cemetery with full military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bradley J. Harper Scholarship Fund for Law Enforcement Students, c/o Tri-Valley Endowment Fund, 36 E. Muskingum Ave., Dresden, OH 43821.
Online guest book, itinerary and procession routes: www.vocfh.com.
