Daniel E. Scheibner
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Age: 40
From: Muskegon, Mich.
Assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Incident: Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel E. Scheibner died Aug. 30 in Al Noor, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an IED.
Died: August 30, 2007
Michigan native killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
NORTON SHORES, Mich. — A soldier who grew up in the Muskegon area has been killed while serving in Iraq, his sister-in-law said.
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Scheibner died Aug. 29, said Barb Badolati of Grand Haven.
The Department of Defense had not issued an announcement as of Aug. 31. Details about his death were not available.
Scheibner, 40, was raised in Norton Shores and graduated in 1986 from Mona Shores High School. A career soldier, he was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington state and recently marked his 20th year with the Army, Badolati said.
She described Scheibner as a “wonderful” husband and father and a dedicated patriot. He was supposed to retire from the military last April but agreed to accept one more mission, she said.
He also served in the Gulf War of 1990-91.
“He was the most committed, loving and...