Lance Cpl. Jeremy Kane enlisted as a reservist on Sept. 11, 2006, during his first year at Rutgers University. His mother said her son felt it was his duty to serve his country.
The 22-year-old died in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on Saturday.
Kane was planning to return to Rutgers to finish his senior year after his deployment.
The funeral service will start at a Cherry Hill synagogue and Kane will be laid to rest at Locustwood Memorial Park.
His grandfather had been a Marine and his father a soldier.
Kane's mother says her son called home from Afghanistan asking for chocolates and pens to hand out to children.