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Name: Army Spc. Robert P. Hartwick
Age: 20
From: Rockbridge, OH
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Incident: Army Spc. Robert P. Hartwick
died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire June 6 in Baghdad. Also killed were Army Spc. Emilio J. Campo Jr., Army Spc. Michael B. Cook Jr., Army Spc. Christopher B. Fishbeck and Army Pfc. Michael C. Olivieri.
&lsquoHe fought for us. &hellip He deserves it.&rsquo
By Michelle George
Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle-Gazette
SUGAR GROVE, Ohio &mdash As the first motorcycles in Army Spc. Robert P. Hartwick&rsquos funeral procession came into view, a sudden quiet fell over the crowd of 30 to 40 people standing solemnly along U.S. 33 near Sugar Grove.
Those who had American flags held them high above their heads. Others placed their hands over their hearts or saluted the hearse as it drove past.
For some, this past week was the first time they&rsquod heard Hartwick&rsquos name, but that didn&rsquot stop them from coming out to honor the Rockbridge resident who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
&ldquoHe fought for us. ... He deserves it,&rdquo said Lancaster resident Larry Wentz, a Vietnam veteran who served 20 years in the Air Force.
As he struggled to hold back tears, Wentz clutched an American flag and explained how sad he was when he learned of Hartwick&rsquos death.
&ldquoIt brought back memories of Vietnam ... and the people I knew,&rdquo he said.
Hartwick, 20, was one of five soldiers killed June 6 in a rocket attack in Baghdad.
When several residents in Sugar Grove heard the June 15 procession would be making its way from Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus to Logan via U.S. 33, they decided to come out and pay their respects.
Fairfield Medical Center employee Denise Primmer said she first heard about the plan early in the day and immediately knew she had to be there.
&ldquoI grabbed this flag and ran,&rdquo she said.
Primmer said Hartwick&rsquos death affected her personally because her nephew is in the military and her father-in-law was a prisoner of war during World War II.
&ldquoIt&rsquos very important that the small communities here come together to show each other their support,&rdquo she said.
Mandi Tripp, a Logan resident who knows Hartwick&rsquos mother and father, also heard early in the day about the plan to wave flags as the funeral procession traveled past.
&ldquoI left work,&rdquo she said. &ldquoI told my boss I needed to be here and he said &lsquogo.&rsquo &rdquo
Tripp said she has two cousins serving in Iraq and knows that if she was the one who had lost someone, she&rsquod appreciate the gesture.
&ldquoIt&rsquos wonderful that this many people came out,&rdquo she said. &ldquoAll our small towns around here are very patriotic.&rdquo
Sugar Grove resident Sherry Oatney said while she didn&rsquot know Hartwick or his family, his death still had an effect on her.
She also held an American flag to show her appreciation for a man who died too young.
&ldquoWhen you hear about it on the news, you always feel bad,&rdquo Oatney said. &ldquoBut this just hits close to home.&rdquo
Died: June 6, 2011
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Robert P. Hartwick
BY John on Jun 30, 2011 | |  | May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.
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