SPC Jesse Buryj
66 MP supporting TF 1-37 Armor
Born: 7 Dec 1982 in Canton, Ohio
Killed in Action: 5 May 2004 (aged 21) in Karbala, Iraq
Buried: Saint Peters Cemetery Canton, Ohio

SPC Jesse Buryj, 21, of Canton, OH, was in the gun turret of a HMMWV, guarding a traffic circle in Karbala, Iraq, on the night of 5 May 2004. His platoon from the 66th MPs and the Polish soldiers operating with them were task organized with 1-37 AR for the Karbala operation. They had recently been warned about the potential for a car bomb attack, so when a dump truck came barreling into the intersection, they opened fire from all sides. The truck crashed into Buryj's truck before coming to a stop. It was not a truck bomb, but Jesse was down. A subsequent investigation found that he been struck by friendly fire most likely from the Poles. Buryj is survived by his wife, Amber and his parents. Peggy and Steve. He lies in repose at St. Peter's Church Cemetery in Canton.