Zachary R Nordmeyer
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Name: Army Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer
Age: 21
From: Indianapolis
Assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Incident: Army Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Also killed were Cpl. Michael L. Mayne and Spc. Micheal B. Alleman.
Died: February 23, 2009
Soldier remembered for his leadership
By Will Higgins
Indianapolis Star
Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, who died Monday in a firefight with insurgents in Iraq, was remembered as a quiet person with the makings of a leader.
A graduate of Ben Davis High School, Nordmeyer, 21, was killed while patrolling on foot near the town of Balad, about 70 miles north of Baghdad. He and other soldiers came under attack from small-arms fire.
He was the second graduate of the Ben Davis High School JROTC program to be killed in combat in Iraq.
“He was a very goal-oriented young man,” recalled Ben Davis Principal Joel McKinney, “and wanted to be in the armed forces and wanted to develop his leadership...