Name: Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeffery L. Wiener Age: 32 From: Louisville, Ky. Assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force Incident: Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jeffery L. Wiener died May 7 in a combat-related incident in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Died:
May
07, 2005 Former Louisville EMT killed in Iraq firefight
By Brett Barrouquere
Associated Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When Jeffery Wiener first joined Jefferson County EMS after living and working in New York, he brought a hard-charging attitude to the job.
So it came as no surprise to co-workers when Wiener joined the Naval Reserve in 2002, then took special training to become a Navy corpsman attached to a Marine unit.
“He was always real gung-ho, straight forward, no beating around the bush,” said his partner of 18 months, Louisville Metro paramedic John Cooney. “That was his demeanor.”
Wiener, a petty officer third class assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force, joined the service after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. He was shot Saturday by insurgents during a firefight after a suicide bombing near a hospital in western Iraq, military officials said Wednesday.
Insurgents used a civilian hospital to stage the attack,...
Prayers & Condolences For: Jeffery L. Wiener BY Anonymous on May 19, 2010
You and your family will not be forgotten this memorial day. As our lives path crossed I was bleesed to meet people like your self.Tsgt SaulU.S Air Force
Prayers & Condolences For: Jeffery L. Wiener BY miyembro on Jan 18, 2009
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.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jeffery L. Wiener BY acidburnny on Jun 23, 2005
They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.