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A Tribute: SGT Kurt D. Schamberg |
Soldiers Remember Fallen Brother
By Spc.
Brian Schroeder
2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain PAO
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq -- Soldiers gathered for a
memorial ceremony May 25 to remember the life and mourn the loss of Sgt.
Kurt D. Schamberg, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division infantryman.
Schamberg, who died May 20 when his vehicle was hit by an improvised
explosive devise, was remembered as an outstanding person and Soldier.
"It's with heavy hearts that we gather here today to remember a fallen
brother in arms, Sgt. Kurt Schamberg," said Col. John L. Smith, 2-14 Inf.
commander.
"His sacrifice reminds us that freedom truly is not free. We will
always remember him as a true American hero."
Schamberg was known as a natural leader who performed beyond all
expectations from his superiors. Cpt. Byron A. Dobson, C Co., 2-14
Inf. commander said he could not think of anybody else he would rather
fight along side than Schamberg.
"Schamberg answered the call of his country and led his Soldiers," Dobson
said. "He was the true definition of a (non-commissioned officer)
and there was no better leader. He was a friend and a confidante and
fellow brother-in-arms."
In an awards ceremony April 12, Schamberg, along with other Soldiers from
his unit, were given Purple Hearts by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
for wounds received while under enemy fire. This deployment to Iraq
was Shamberg's second.
"Sgt. Schamberg has touched us all in one way or another, and we will take
that with us for the rest of our lives." Dobson said.
Schamberg, a Euclid, Ohio, native, is survived by his father, Thomas, his
mother, Pamela and his aunt, Katie.
Thanks to the Fort Drum Public Affairs Office for the above text.