Richard
06-02-2011, 07:44
Capt. Joseph W. Schultz, 36, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), died from wounds sustained 29 May 2011 while on a mounted patrol when the vehicle they were traveling in struck an IED in the Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
Pic - USASOC
http://www.soc.mil/UNS/Releases/2011/June/110601-02.html
Green Beret with Washington ties killed in Afghanistan
The mother of an Army Green Beret says her son has been killed in Afghanistan.
Betsy Reed Schultz of Port Angeles, Wash., told the Peninsula Daily News on Tuesday that Capt. Joseph William Schultz was killed Sunday when an improvised explosive device hit his Humvee. He was 36.
His mother says he grew up mostly in Sacramento, Calif., and graduated from the University of Oregon with bachelor's degrees in political science and economics.
Betsy Reed Schultz operated the former Tudor Inn bed and breakfast in Port Angeles and is past president of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Capt. Schultz will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101. The service will be open to the public.
Pic - An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Capt. Joseph W. Schultz, of Port Angeles, Wash., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122945388.html
Pic - USASOC
http://www.soc.mil/UNS/Releases/2011/June/110601-02.html
Green Beret with Washington ties killed in Afghanistan
The mother of an Army Green Beret says her son has been killed in Afghanistan.
Betsy Reed Schultz of Port Angeles, Wash., told the Peninsula Daily News on Tuesday that Capt. Joseph William Schultz was killed Sunday when an improvised explosive device hit his Humvee. He was 36.
His mother says he grew up mostly in Sacramento, Calif., and graduated from the University of Oregon with bachelor's degrees in political science and economics.
Betsy Reed Schultz operated the former Tudor Inn bed and breakfast in Port Angeles and is past president of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Capt. Schultz will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. Highway 101. The service will be open to the public.
Pic - An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Capt. Joseph W. Schultz, of Port Angeles, Wash., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122945388.html