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MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (12 May, 2005) |
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Millville Resident Receives Meritorious Service Medal
Photo Caption: Millville resident Spc. Eric Zinader (right) receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Maj. Angelo Capolupo (left), Commander, 50th Finance Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard during an awards ceremony at the National Guard Armory in Flemington. Zinader received the Meritorious Service Medal for meritorious service while serving as a funding and clearing team specialist during his deployment to Iraq in support of the Global War on Terror. The 50th Finance Battalion, which recently completed a yearlong deployment at Camp Anaconda near the northern Iraqi city of Balad, was instrumental in creating and maintaining the first Central Funding Facility in Iraq, which held more than $400 million and was responsible for paying military and civilian personnel throughout Iraq. The Army Commendation Medal is awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by heroism, meritorious achievement of meritorious service. |