Paul Daniel Marns

MARNS, Paul Daniel, 53, of River Vale, NJ. Beloved son of Marguerite Bogda, passed away suddenly at home on January 24, 2017. He is survived by his brother, Dr. David Soriano and his wife Victoria. Nieces Valerie Nelson and her husband Tim, and April Soriano. Grandnieces Aubrey and Emily Ann Nelson. Also survived by Brothers in Arms, Spirit and Heart, David Dulen and David Shaffer. Sgt. 1st Class (Retired) Paul Marns served his country with honor and incredible distinction for 20 years. He joined the United States Army in 1987 and served his entire career as an Infantryman and Sniper. He deployed to Somalia, Haiti and Kosovo in the 1990’s and to Iraq in 2003. His numerous awards and decorations include 2 Meritorious Service Medals, 9 Army Commendation Medals, 11 Army Achievement Medals, 2 Joint Meritorious Unit Awards, 6 Army Good Conduct Medals, 2 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, 2 Humanitarian Service Medals, 2 UN Medals, 2 Overseas Service Ribbons, 3 Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and the NATO Medal. He also received the Combat Infantryman Badge with Star and earned the Expert Infantryman Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge and Drill Sergeant Badge. Sgt. 1st Class Marns was beloved by his Brothers in Arms and will forever be missed, but never forgotten. After retirement from the Army, Paul was a member of Local 1804-1 International Long Shoremen’s Association, working at APM in Port Elizabeth. Visitation at Becker Funeral Home. 219 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood, on Saturday and Sunday 2-8 pm. A funeral mass will be held on Monday at St. Andrew’s R.C. Church, 120 Washington Avenue, Westwood at 10:30 am. Please omit flowers. The family request that donations be made in Paul’s honor to Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org

SERVICE VERIFICATION

Name:Paul Daniel Marns

Rank:Sergeant First Class(SFC), effective September 2001

MOS/Branch:Infantryman and Sniper (11B)

Component:Regular Army

Dates of Service:April 1987 – April 2007

Assignments:

April – July 1987: Fort Benning, Georgia

August 1987 – October 1991: Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

October 1991 – December 1994: Fort Drum, New York

January 1995 – May 1998: Fort Jackson, South Carolina

May 1998 – May 1999: Camp Coiner, South Korea

June 1999 – June 2004: Fort Campbell, Kentucky

June 2004 – April 2007: Fort Drum, New York

Deployments:

Somalia: December 1992 – April 1993

Haiti: September – November 1994

Iraq: February 2003 – March 2004

Kosovo

Awards:

Army Service Ribbon

National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award)

Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award)

Army Commendation Medal (9th Award)

Army Achievement Medal (11th Award)

Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2nd Award)

Army Good Conduct Medal (6th Award)

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal(2nd Award)

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Kosovo Campaign Medal

Korea Defense Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal (2nd Award)

Iraq Campaign Medal

Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3rd Award)

Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd Award)

UN Medal (2nd Award)

NATO Medal

Combat Infantryman Badge (2nd Award)

Expert Infantryman Badge

Pathfinder Badge

Air Assault Badge

Drill Sergeant Badge