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Our son, PFC Jason Pirro,
wanted to provide a better
life for his wife and
daughter. He wanted to
honor his Country. He
wanted to be a Marine.
Jason joined the Marines in
November of 2003 and left
for boot camp at Parris
Island, SC in January of
2004. Shortly
thereafter, he found out
that his wife was pregnant
with their second child.
Our son finished basic
training and completed his
Crucibles with a broken
foot. In May 2004,
Jason went to Camp Geiger's
School of Infantry in North
Carolina. On July 9,
2004, Jason called home to
ask about an old car we had
and said that even if he had
to work two jobs, he
couldn't wait to get out of
"this hell hole." On
the 14th of July at
approximately 10 p.m., Jason
talked to his wife,
Christina. He told her
that he loved her and would
call in a couple of days to
let her know what was going
on. Jason had also
talked to a couple of his
friends and had several jobs
waiting for him when he got
home.
On July 15, 2004,
three Marines came to our
door. They told us
that Jason was found hanging
in the barracks. They
would not answer any of our
questions. They told
us that there would be an
investigation into his
death. We were told
that upon the completion of
the investigation, someone
from the Military would sit
down with us and go over the
findings of the
investigation. That
never happened.
On July 18, 2004, the
Marines had a memorial
service for Jason at Camp
Geiger. During the
service, the clergy stated
that PFC Jason Pirro
committed suicide. Our
family was not notified of
any press release, nor were
we notified when the
investigation was completed.
We have not seen any member
of the Marines or other
Military personnel since the
initial interview with NCIS
in October 2004.
We have never been
officially notified that the
investigation into my son's
death was closed. As
of this date, we have not
received his "dog tags."
Over the last two and
a half years, I have not had
much cooperation from the
Military. We have
tracked down several Marines
who knew Jason and agree
that he did not commit
suicide. A couple of
Jason's fellow Marines
believe, as we do, that he
was murdered.
We have been
requesting as much
information as we can from
the Military under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Although we did receive some
information, there are a lot
of missing documents and
photographs.
We have been in touch
with our representatives in
Congress for help in getting
the investigation reopened.
As of this date, we have
heard nothing. We are
being ignored by our
Military and our Government.
The Military says our
son committed suicide.
We strongly disagree with
their opinion, but they will
not take the time or effort
to meet with us or even talk
to us. The
documents that we have
received and the photographs
of the death scene (which
arrived on Mother's Day
weekend in May 2006) show
enough discrepancies to back
our belief that PFC Jason
Pirro was murdered while
stationed at Camp Geiger,
NC.
PFC Jason Pirro loved
his family. His
daughters have been deprived
of a loving and caring
father. His wife has
lost her best friend,
companion and the man she
loved. We have lost
our son. PFC Jason
Pirro has lost his future.
We want the Marines
who did this to our son to
be brought to justice and to
take responsibility for
their actions. We want
justice for PFC Jason Pirro.
Are you willing to
help us? If you can
help us right this wrong,
please
contact us through this
website.
Gary and Vicki Van
Horn
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