Army Spc. Adam D. Froehlich

Died March 25, 2004 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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21, of Pine Hill, N. J.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, based at Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany; died March 25 from injuries sustained when his patrol came under attack by an improvised explosive device in Baqoubah, Iraq.

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Roadside blast kills soldier

Associated Press

PINE HILL, N.J. — A soldier who enlisted to serve his country after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was killed in a roadside explosion just three weeks after arriving in Iraq, military officials said.

Spc. Adam Froehlich, 21, died from injuries sustained when his patrol was hit by an improvised explosive device. Two other soldiers were wounded and were reported to be in stable condition.

Froehlich had enlisted in the Army two years ago after graduating from Overbrook High School in Pine Hill, his brother said. He also hoped to pursue a college education after serving in the military and wanted to become a gym teacher.

“He was just a great person who loved his family, loved his country and believed in what he was fighting for,” Jeff Froehlich told the Courier-Post of Cherry Hill, N.J.

Adam Froehlich had previously been based in Germany and had expressed concern before he went to Iraq.

“Who wouldn’t?” his brother Jeff said. “But he was very willing to go. He knew he was doing it for his country.”

Jeff Froehlich said that the family also had been “very concerned” about Adam being over in Iraq but was very proud of him.

“I’d switch places with him in a minute,” he told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

He said his brother had been deeply moved by the Sept. 11 attacks. “That was really emotional for us,” Jeff Froehlich said. “My brother loved his country.”

Adam Froehlich is survived by his parents, two brothers and a sister.