SGT JAROR C. PUELLO-CORONADO
310th Military Police Company
Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, Age 36, of Pocono Summit, Pa.
Assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Military Police Battalion, in Uniondale, N.Y.
Killed in a traffic accident July 13 at Camp Edson, Iraq. Puello-Coronado was manning a traffic point when the operator of a dump truck lost control of the vehicle and struck him.
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SGT. JAROR C. PUELLO-CORONADO
POCONO SUMMIT, PENNSYLVANIA
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Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado died a hero, according to his widow. The military policeman was hit July 13, 2003, by a speeding, out-of-control dump truck after he pushed another soldier out of its path, Sandra Puello said. "He saved someone else's life," she said.
Puello-Coronado, 36, of Pocono Summit, Pa., was assigned to the 310th Military Police Battalion in Uniondale, N.Y., and was sent to Iraq in April.
The couple and their three children moved to the Poconos from Jersey City, N.J., following the Sept. 11 attacks.
"We saw the World Trade Center burning from our bedroom window," Sandra Puello said. "We decided it was time to get out of there."
Puello-Coronado, who worked as a security officer for TSA, a private security company, was born in the Dominican Republic and moved with his family to Brooklyn, N.Y., as a young boy. He served in the Army, either on active duty or in the reserves, for more than half his life.
"He loved being a
soldier," said Ana Puello, his older sister. "The only consolation we
have is that he died doing something he loved, something he enjoyed."
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A soldier whose
family moved to the Pocono Mountains a year ago was killed Sunday in
Iraq.
Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, Age 36, of 5337 Doe Drive in Long Pond, Monroe County, died when an out-of-control truck pinned him against a Humvee, said Sandra Puello, his wife.
Puello-Coronado, a military policeman assigned to the 310th Military Police Battalion in Uniondale, N.Y., pushed his partner out of the way of the oncoming vehicle before he was struck, Sandra Puello said. He had been manning a traffic point in front of the Humvee, which held members of his platoon, the Department of Defense said.
The partner, whose name could not be released, went into shock after the accident, Sandra Puello said.
''He's just devastated that my husband gave his life for him,'' she said.
Puello, 41, was informed of her husband's death by two soldiers who came to her home at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, she said. She said she last spoke with her husband on July 7. He enjoyed his work in the service, she said.
''He loved it. There was no doubt about it,'' she said.
Puello-Coronado was the father of two sons — Victor, 14 and Sean, 10 — and a daughter, Jade, 6.
''To him, his family was always first, his kids always first,'' Puello said. ''He was a loving father. He did anything for his kids.''
Puello said her husband also held their 14-year marriage as a priority — especially because his family is in the Dominican Republic, and hers is in Puerto Rico.
''The only family we had was each other,'' she said.
The family moved to the Poconos about a year ago after visiting the area with a friend. Their house was built while Puello-Coronado was in New York.
''He just loved the trees, the greenery,'' Puello said of her husband's attraction the mountains. ''He said if he ever could build and buy a house, it would definitely be in the Poconos.''
Puello-Coronado was deployed Jan. 21 and had been in Iraq since April 20.
''He was a very hard worker,'' Puello said. ''His life was the Army.''
Puello-Coronado had been in the service for 17 years. He was deployed to New York City after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and served there for 10 months.
Since Sunday, generals have called to express their condolences to Puello, saying that her husband was a good soldier and will be missed, she said. Mike Tanis, who was Puello-Coronado's best friend and was with him in Iraq, also visited to deliver recent photographs, she said.
The couple met in Jersey City, where Puello-Coronado was once the co-owner of a record shop, Puello said. Puello-Coronado was a graduate of Bushwick High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., she said.
Arrangements will be made for a viewing and funeral pending the arrival of relatives.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Army Sgt. Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, Age 36, of 5337 Doe Drive in Long Pond, Monroe County, died when an out-of-control truck pinned him against a Humvee, said Sandra Puello, his wife.
Puello-Coronado, a military policeman assigned to the 310th Military Police Battalion in Uniondale, N.Y., pushed his partner out of the way of the oncoming vehicle before he was struck, Sandra Puello said. He had been manning a traffic point in front of the Humvee, which held members of his platoon, the Department of Defense said.
The partner, whose name could not be released, went into shock after the accident, Sandra Puello said.
''He's just devastated that my husband gave his life for him,'' she said.
Puello, 41, was informed of her husband's death by two soldiers who came to her home at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, she said. She said she last spoke with her husband on July 7. He enjoyed his work in the service, she said.
''He loved it. There was no doubt about it,'' she said.
Puello-Coronado was the father of two sons — Victor, 14 and Sean, 10 — and a daughter, Jade, 6.
''To him, his family was always first, his kids always first,'' Puello said. ''He was a loving father. He did anything for his kids.''
Puello said her husband also held their 14-year marriage as a priority — especially because his family is in the Dominican Republic, and hers is in Puerto Rico.
''The only family we had was each other,'' she said.
The family moved to the Poconos about a year ago after visiting the area with a friend. Their house was built while Puello-Coronado was in New York.
''He just loved the trees, the greenery,'' Puello said of her husband's attraction the mountains. ''He said if he ever could build and buy a house, it would definitely be in the Poconos.''
Puello-Coronado was deployed Jan. 21 and had been in Iraq since April 20.
''He was a very hard worker,'' Puello said. ''His life was the Army.''
Puello-Coronado had been in the service for 17 years. He was deployed to New York City after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and served there for 10 months.
Since Sunday, generals have called to express their condolences to Puello, saying that her husband was a good soldier and will be missed, she said. Mike Tanis, who was Puello-Coronado's best friend and was with him in Iraq, also visited to deliver recent photographs, she said.
The couple met in Jersey City, where Puello-Coronado was once the co-owner of a record shop, Puello said. Puello-Coronado was a graduate of Bushwick High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., she said.
Arrangements will be made for a viewing and funeral pending the arrival of relatives.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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