
MILWAUKEE — Pride, bravery and honor.
Relatives and friends of Cpl. Adrian Soltau used those words to describe the fallen Marine as he was laid to rest.
“Our nation lost a brave hero, and he will not be forgotten,” said Staff Sgt. V. Wyeth, who served with Soltau.
Wyeth delivered messages of praise from Soltau’s fellow Marines in A Company, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marines, during Soltau’s funeral at Christian Faith Fellowship Church on Sept. 23.
Soltau, 21, died in an explosion Sept. 13, during his second tour of duty in Iraq. He was the 21st Wisconsin soldier to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Soltau enlisted in the...