Joseph P Bellavia

Wakefield, Massachusetts

October 16, 2003

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Staff Sgt

716^th Military Police Battalion, 101^st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Karbala, Iraq. The soldiers were attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating on a road near a mosque after curfew. The Iraqis opened fire killing three soldiers and wounding seven others

From Christina Stoll 10/13/04

I am the fiancé of Jonathan Bellavia who is the twin brother of our lost brother, SSG Joseph P. Bellavia. Here are a couple of other pictures that I thought that you would like for your website.
God Bless.

The family of SSG Joseph P. Bellavia

Joseph P Ballavia

AP News

The three Bellavia brothers all ended up in public service jobs. Joseph was a military policeman, and his twin brother, Jonathan, was a police officer. Their brother Chris is a paramedic and firefighter. Joseph Bellavia, was one of three Fort Campbell soldiers killed Oct. 16 in a clash with gunmen in Iraq. Bellavia and his wife, Christine, lived in Hendersonville, Ky.