Army Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler

Died June 2, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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22, of Santa Maria, Calif.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died June 2 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Joshua D. Brown.

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Family remembers soldier killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

Army Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler began dating Amanda Bridges after chatting with her over the Internet during his first Iraq tour.

They met in person when she flew out to see him while he was on leave. They married in Denmark on June 30, 2006, and he left for a second tour.

“He loved everybody,” she said. “If somebody ever needed help, he would never turn anybody down. He was the most selfless person I ever met. I used to send him food, and he would give it all away.”

Dressler, 22, of Santa Maria, Calif., was killed by a roadside bomb June 2 in Baghdad. He was a 2002 high school graduate and was assigned to Schweinfurt, Germany.

“Shawn was a good man, loved his country, loved the men he served with,” said his father, Cecil Dressler, who described his son as “real personable,” a “good jokester,” and someone who loved the outdoors. Together they went hunting, fishing and camping.

Dressler and his wife just bought a three-bedroom house in Commerce, Ga. “Originally when I found out of his death I was going to sell the house, but I couldn’t because I know he had been so excited about it,” she said.