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Tunnel to Towers pays off Seaford home of fallen Marine Corps sergeant

Marine Corp Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Cancelino passed away in 2019 from cancer linked to burn pits he was exposed to while serving in Iraq.

News 12 Staff

May 23, 2024, 12:29 PM

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The family of a fallen Long Island hero has had their mortgage paid off.

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has fully paid for the Seaford home of United States Marine Corp Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Cancelino.

Cancelino passed away in 2019 from cancer linked to burn pits he was exposed to while serving in Iraq.

Cancelino was a 20-year veteran of the Marine Corps and also served as sergeant with the NYPD.

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