Name: Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg Age: 24 From: Louisville, Ky. Assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, Columbus, Ohio attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Incident: Marine Sgt. David N. Wimberg died May 25 of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire while conducting combat operations in Hadithah, Iraq. Died:
May
25, 2005 Marine earns posthumous Silver Star
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Marine from Louisville who was killed in a gun battle in Iraq last year will be awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
The award will be presented to the family of Sgt. David Neil Wimberg on Aug. 20 at his former unit, Columbus, Ohio-based Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines.
Wimberg, 24, was killed in Hadithah, Iraq, on May 25, 2005.
His brother, Mike Wimberg, said their parents, Denny and Tricia Wimberg of Louisville, plan to accept the award.
“It will not replace him, and we’d much rather have him back. But for the family, it’s a nice honor,” Mike Wimberg said.
Wimberg, a 1999 graduate of Louisville Trinity High School, was a squad leader in Iraq. He and his fellow Marines were pinned down on a street after an enemy ambush, according to a citation signed by Navy Secretary Donald Winter.
Wimberg left his covered position, “maneuvered through...
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY Anonymous on May 25, 2010
Every year on this day I sent back in thankful reflection for the time we spent together growing up in Ascension and Trinity...rest in peace buddy!
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY Anonymous on May 19, 2010
AS MEMORIAL DAY COMES CLOSER i REMEMBER OUR LAST CONVERSATION ON THE BACK OF A FIRE TRUCK AT WORK. yOU ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BAHGDAD AND WHAT I EXPERIENCED. aS YOU TALKED I KNEW YOU HAD MADE UP YOUR MIND TO GO BACK TO THE CORE.I MISS YOU BUDDYTSGT SAULU.S AIR FORCE
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY Anonymous on Nov 10, 2008
you may be gone from our lifes and souls but you will never be forgotten rest in peace x
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY Anonymous on Aug 14, 2008
Every memory remains as the days pass quickly by. As I look upon my past my heart just wants to cry.
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY Anonymous on Aug 14, 2008
Red, White, & Blue without you. I miss you.
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY ludwick on Aug 14, 2008
Don't think of Dave as gone away, his journey has just begun. Life holds so many facets, this earth is only one. Just think of Dave as resting from sorrow and tears, in a place of warmth and comfort, where there are no days and years. Think of how he must be wishing today, how nothing but your sadness can really pass away. And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched and he was loved so much.-- N.J.C. from Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY miyembro on May 25, 2008
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 redThat grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skiesThat blood of heros never dies.
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY DONNYDO on Apr 14, 2006
Dear Lord, please hold David in Your loving Arms. Shed a guiding Light over his family and friends.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to David's family and friends.
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY Anonymous on Jul 09, 2005
Always thinking of you.
Prayers & Condolences For: David N. Wimberg BY ninomar on Jun 23, 2005
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE OF OUR COUNTRY. GOD BLESS YOU. GODS PEACE