Name: Army Sgt. Greg N. Riewer Age: 30 From: Frazee, Minn. Assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Bemidji, Minn. Incident: Army Sgt. Greg N. Riewer died March 23 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive devise detonated near his Humvee during combat operations.
Died:
March
23, 2007 Minnesota National Guard soldier killed in Iraq
By Steve Karnowski
The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota National Guard soldier was killed in Iraq, the Defense Department announced March 24.
Sgt. Greg N. Riewer, 28, of Frazee, was killed while on patrol March 23 in Fallujah with soldiers from the Bemidji-based Company A, 2nd Battalion, 136th Infantry, when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, the Guard said.
Three other Minnesota National Guard soldiers were injured in the attack. Their names and conditions were not released.
“The loss of Sgt. Riewer is a tragedy,” Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, the adjutant general of Minnesota, said in a statement. “He was proudly serving his state and nation in a...
Prayers & Condolences For: Greg N Riewer BY Anonymous on Feb 13, 2012
The most honorable deed that I have ever done was stand the flag line for a fallen brother in arms. Thank you for our freedom......Daniel Whipps
Prayers & Condolences For: Greg N Riewer BY Anonymous on Jun 21, 2007
A heart of gold stopped beating,two shining eyes at rest,God broke my heart to prove,He only takes the best.God knows you had to leave me,but you did not go alone,for part of me went with you,the day He took you home.To some you are forgotten,to others just part of the past,but to me who loved and lost you,the memory will always last.Will love you always!Sammi
Prayers & Condolences For: Greg N Riewer BY Anonymous on Jun 11, 2007
I love you, I miss you and my heart still breaks...But I know that one day in heaven...We will smile and say I love you and look into each others eyes...Love you always! Sammi
Prayers & Condolences For: Greg N Riewer BY hannah8721 on Jun 02, 2007
Miss you every day!, You are my hero, and will always be my hero! Thinking of you always!
Prayers & Condolences For: Greg N Riewer BY Anonymous on Apr 04, 2007