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Jacob S Schmuecker

Jacob S Schmuecker

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Name: Army Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker

Age: 27

From: Atkinson, Neb.

Assigned to the 755th Recon/Decon Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, O’Neill, Neb.

Incident: Army Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker died July 21 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

Died: July 21, 2007


Norfolk soldier killed in Iraq

By Oskar Garcia
The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. — A 27-year-old Nebraska Army National Guard member died this weekend in Iraq, family and Army officials said July 23.

Sgt. Jacob Schmuecker of Norfolk died July 21 in a roadside bomb explosion in Balad, Iraq, the Nebraska Army National Guard confirmed.

“He liked to be the ramrod of the crew,” his mother Patty Schmuecker said, referring to her son’s relationship with his six younger siblings. Schmuecker also had an older sister.

She said her son would always tell one of his brothers, a fellow National Guardsman, to iron his uniform and polish his boots.

Schmuecker was 10 months into in his first tour of duty with the Guard’s...

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the 755th Recon/Decon Company, Nebraska Army National Guard, O’Neill, Neb.;

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Army Sgt. Jacob S. Schmuecker died July 21 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.

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Jacob S Schmuecker
2008-06-22
Thank you so much for patriotism, love of our country and the ultimate sacrifice you have made for us. May your family and friends find comfort with their fond memories of you. You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace and God Bless You!
Jacob S Schmuecker
2008-05-25
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family. Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms. We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heros never dies.
Jacob S Schmuecker
2007-10-06
Jake, you will always be in our hearts, we will never forget you. Thank you for everything you have done for my family. God bless and good night switch!!! We will meet again! Angie W.
Jacob S Schmuecker
2007-08-11
May your light keep shining in the hearts of your family and friends, and everyone you have touch through your death. Thank you for being a defender of freedom. The Biggerstaff's Home of the Free...Because of the Brave Fenton, MO