
Spc. Nathaniel A. Caldwell was a tank mechanic in the Army. But his dream was to become a pastor, and he looked forward to getting out of the Army and perhaps starting a counseling center.
“He wasn’t a fighter, he was a peacemaker,” said his wife, Amanda Caldwell. “Ever since I’ve known him, he wanted to be a chaplain.”
Caldwell grew up in Arizona and studied sports management at Peru State College in Peru, Neb. The 6-foot-4, 225-pounder was named Peru State’s most inspirational player during the 1997-98 season.
Amanda Caldwell said her husband was a devout Christian who loved to make people feel at ease: “He was always trying to keep everyone’s spirits up.”
Besides his wife, he is survived by two children from his previous marriage:...