Name:
Army Spc. Matthew T. Grimm
Age:
21
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Assigned to
the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident:
Army Spc. Matthew T. Grimm died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.
Died:
January
15, 2007
Nearly 400 gather for funeral of fallen soldier
The Associated Press
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — Nearly 400 people attended a service Jan. 27 to say goodbye to a 21-year-old soldier who died in Iraq.
Cpl. Matthew T. Grimm died Jan. 15 while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq.
Two photographs of Grimm, including his senior picture, were on the stage at the Performing Arts Center in Wisconsin Rapids, surrounded by six bouquets of flowers. A picture board was in a corner.
“This has happened way too soon,” said Thomas Mancuso, principal of Lincoln High School, where Grimm graduated in 2004.
He described Grimm as a great role model, “for all of us, including adults.”
Grimm’s parents, Jean and Eldon, and Grimm’s...
Occupation
the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas
Incident
Army Spc. Matthew T. Grimm died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations.