In Memoriam

Nathan E. Stahl

Killed in action on Sept. 21, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom

Pfc. Nathan E. Stahl, 20, was an infantryman assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash.

He was killed in action while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom
on Sept. 21, 2004, during a combat patrol in central Iraq after an
improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

A native of Highland, Ind., Stahl enlisted in the Army in June
2003. After completing infantry, airborne and Ranger
indoctrination training at Fort Benning, Ga., he was assigned to 2nd
Bn., 75th Ranger Regt., in January 2004.

Stahl deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
earlier this year.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Purple
Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism, Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.

Stahl is survived by his mother, Towina G. Nightingale of Highland, Ind., and his stepfather, Rodney Nightingale of Clayton, N.C.

As a Ranger, Pfc. Nathan Stahl distinguished himself as a member of the Army’s premier light infantry unit, traveled to all corners of the world in support of the Global War on Terrorism and fought valiantly to “uphold the prestige, honor, and high ‘esprit de corps’” of the Ranger Regiment.

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