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David E Schultz

David E Schultz

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Name: Army 1st Lt. David E. Schultz

Age: 25

From: Blue Island, Ill.;

Assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;

Incident: Army 1st Lt. David E. Schultz died Jan. 31 of wounds sustained when the Convoy Support Center at Scania, Iraq, was attacked by indirect enemy fire.



Died: January 31, 2008


82nd paratrooper dies from wounds in Iraq

The Associated Press

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The 82nd Airborne Division said a North Carolina-based paratrooper died from wounds he sustained during combat in Scania, Iraq, earlier in the week.

The division said Feb. 2 that 1st Lt. David Schultz of Blue Island, Illinois, was hit by indirect fire Jan. 31. He was a platoon leader assigned to the division’s 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.

Schultz graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2005 and joined the Army the same year. He was assigned to the 82nd a year later.

Schultz is survived by his wife, Sabrina, and their son, of Fort Bragg; and his parents, David and Marjorie Schultz, of...

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the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.;

Incident

Army Capt. David E. Schultz died Jan. 31 of wounds sustained when the Convoy Support Center at Scania, Iraq, was attacked by indirect enemy fire.

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David E Schultz
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family. Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms. We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heros never dies.
David E Schultz
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.