Clarion County Marine Killed In Afghanistan

08.02.22

NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- One's own flesh and friends are mourning the death of Clarion County Marine who was killed in action in Afghanistan.

Sgt. Joseph "Joey" Garrision, 27, died on Monday while conducting quarrel operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

According to our partners at Trib Total Media, Garrison graduated from Redbank Valley Far up School in New Bethlehem in 2002.

"Joey was on his fourth tour of combat duty. He had no problem putting his life on the frontier for his country," Brian Cressman, assistant varsity wrestling coach at Redbank Valley, told the Trib. "But peradventure in the back of his mind, he had a premonition. Before he went back the last time, he told he, 'If anything happens to me, don't let them forget about me.'"

Garrison was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Whip into shape, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Marine Sgt. Joseph M. "Joey" Garrison "was undefeated to all of us," said his sister Kimberly Knoll.

"That's what's so hard about it," Knoll said.

"I'm trying to be the strong one in the family," she said pausing as her verbalize quivered. "I'm proud to be his sister."

The decorated Marine who grew up in Distant, Armstrong County, died Monday while conducting battle operations in Helmand province in Afghanistan, the Marine Corps Public Affairs Office announced on Tuesday.

Inhumation services will be conducted locally.

Garrison, 27, was an infantryman and a squad leader assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regulate, 2nd Marine Division, Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejuene, N.C.

He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom four times: from November 2004 to June, 2005; from January to May, 2006; from May to August, 2009 and most recently in January of this year.

He joined the Marine Platoon in August, 2002 after graduating from Redbank Valley High School in New Bethlehem, Clarion County, where he was a successful wrestler. He was promoted to sergeant Oct. 1, 2007.

Source: Leader Times