Edward A. Schroeder II
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Age: 23
From: Columbus, Ohio
Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio attached to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Incident: Marine Lance Cpl. Edward A. Schroeder II was killed Aug. 3 when his amphibious assault vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during combat operations south of Haditha, Iraq. Also
Died: August 03, 2005
Fallen Ohio Marine had spirit of volunteerism, says friend
Associated Press
Edward A. Schroeder II may have been the only one to attend Sunday school every week, but he also had a wicked sense of humor. Like the time he went to a Halloween party in a Tonya Harding costume, complete with a lead pipe.
“He could be one of your sons. He could be the kid next door,” said his mother, Rosemary Palmer.
Schroeder, 23, of Columbus, Ohio, died Aug. 3 when a roadside bomb destroyed his assault vehicle near the Iraqi-Syrian border. A 2000 high school graduate, he was based in Columbus. Heavily involved in his church youth group, Schroeder often volunteered at soup kitchens, was a counselor at Boy Scout camp, a lifeguard and a volunteer emergency medical technician.
“I just remember him always giving back to others,” said Ty Monk, Schroeder’s friend.
“He didn’t pick and choose, either. He did what everyone else didn’t want to,...
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You will always be remembered for your selfless act for humanity.