Funeral honors Moorestown [NJ] surgeon killed in Iraq

Newark Star Ledger ^ | 1/5/2009 | AP Via Star Ledger

[Incorrigible]

Funeral honors Moorestown surgeon killed in Iraq

by The Associated Press

A funeral service will be held this morning for a prominent New Jersey surgeon from who was killed in Iraq.

The funeral for Army Maj. John P. Pryor is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Philadelphia's Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Pryor died Christmas Day when a mortar round hit near his living quarters in Iraq.

John Pryor, center, at work at the University of Pennsylvania trauma center in Philadelphia in 2007.

The 42-year-old married father of three was a trauma surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The Moorestown resident was serving his second tour of duty with the Army reserves as a combat medic.

Previous Star-Ledger coverage:

-- Bigger venue is selected for funeral of Moorestown doctor killed in Iraq

-- Military doctor from New Jersey killed in Iraq

-- N.J.'s Fallen Servicemembers

[gimme1ibertee]

...and may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest,sir.
God bless you for your service to this great country.
Prayers going up for his family.

[jwparkerjr]

I was in the Physician's Assistant program at the University of Florida in 1974. One of the doctors involved in the program and its training, whose name I can't recall right now, had just returned from several years of front line trauma work in Viet Nam. His experience in Viet Nam had made him one of the program's best instructors. His name might have been Dr. Tobin, or perhaps Tobias. Wish I could recall. I would love to give him credit for his service and the quality he brought to the PA program. He had slides of injuries that really brought home the difference between the arms of WWII and those used in Viet Nam. He was very good at explaining how much more damage is done by a bullet with a muzzle velocity of 1,000 and more feet per second than the same mass at 500 feet per minute. In those days he was comparing trauma from an M16 with that from the WWII M1. Very instructive!

[NonValueAdded]

Rest In Peace, brave doctor, and our prayers are up for your loved ones.

[Swede Girl]

So sad for all of humanity. We can only hope that the free people of the country of Iraq understand and appreciate for all time the tremendous sacrifices made by Americans to give them their freedom.

Prayers to the Pryor family.

[jesseam]

I was a flight surgeon at Balad when a mortar destroyed the trailor next to mine. Thank God my unit was protected by sandbags. Prayers for this doctor and his family

[Coleus]

Funeral honors Moorestown [NJ] surgeon killed in Iraq

 

Penn trauma surgeon killed in Iraq

 

John P. Pryor, 42, surgeon and soldier

[Pharmboy]

The ultimate sacrifice for this great country. I would like to see a special medal for armed forces physicians killed in war zones named after the great hero/physician form the RevWar: Hugh Mercer.

[Coleus]

Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

 

[ELS]

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Requiescat in pace.

The cathedral in Philadelphia seats around 1000 people.