New York Marine Reservist Died After Motorcycle Accident

Andrew Salabarria, USMC Afghanistan veteran, dies at 23 in motorcycle crash
Staten Island Advance
August 19, 2015

After his return from active duty, he joined the USMC Reserves and was working for a moving company in Manhattan.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Funeral arrangements have been set for Andrew Salabarria, 23, of Annadale, who died early Sunday morning in Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze, of injuries sustained when his motorcycle crashed in Bulls Head.

Born and raised in New Dorp Beach, Mr. Salabarria had been interested in the military since he was a boy and his family moved to South Beach so he could attend Susan E. Wagner High School, which has an Air Force Junior ROTC program.

Mr. Salabarria served for four years in the Marine Corps, including two tours in Afghanistan, where he saw duty as a turret gunner in Helmand province, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), leading convoys.
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