Army Spc. Adam G. Herold

Died June 10, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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23, of Omaha, Neb.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died June 10 in Lutifiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Cpl. Llythaniele Fender and Cpl. Meresebang Ngiraked.

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Omaha native killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. — A 21-year-old Omaha native was killed in Iraq on June 10, his uncle said on June 11.

Adam Herold was killed Sunday, Bob Herold said. The military notified family members of Adam’s death, but they had no details of how he died, Bob Herold said.

Adam Herold served in the Nebraska Army National Guard, Bob Herold said.

Three American soldiers were killed June 11 when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb that destroyed a bridge outside Baghdad. There was no immediate confirmation that Adam Herold was among those three soldiers.

As of Monday, 48 U.S. service members with Nebraska connections have died in Afghanistan or Iraq since the beginning of military operations following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, according to the Department of Defense and family members.

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2 Fort Lewis soldiers killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

FORT LEWIS, Wash. — Two Fort Lewis soldiers, including one who attended high school in western Iowa, were among three troops killed in a bombing in Iraq over the weekend.

The dead were identified as Cpl. Llythaniele Fender, 21, a 2004 graduate of West Monona High School in Onawa, Iowa; Cpl. Meresebang Ngiraked, 21, of Koror, Republic of Palau, and Spc. Adam G. Herold, 23, of Omaha, Neb.

The soldiers died on June 10 in Karbala of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device, the Defense Department said.

Fender — who moved to Medical Lake, Wash., after graduating — and Ngiraked were assigned to Battery B of the 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Lewis.

Fender enlisted in the Army on Oct. 7, 2004, and completed initial entry training at Fort Sill, Okla.

Ngiraked joined on Sept. 2, 2004, and also completed his training at Fort Sill.

The two were stationed in Korea in March 2005 and were assigned to 5th Battalion, which relocated to Fort Lewis in April 2006.

Their unit left for Iraq in February.

Fender’s mother, Ellen Fender, said her son would not be forgotten.

“He was a wonderful son and brother with a huge heart who served his country with great pride and we send our hearts out to the men and women who have served and are serving this great country, both stateside and overseas,” she said in a statement released by Fort Lewis.

Herold was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Alaska.

The three deaths were reported the same day Fort Lewis conducted a memorial service for three soldiers with the post’s 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division who were killed in the past two weeks.

On Monday, the Defense Department identified three other Fort Lewis soldiers who died in Iraq over the weekend: Staff Sgt. Brian M. Long, 32, Burns, Wyo., Pvt. Scott A. Miller, 20, Casper, Wyo., and Sgt. Cory M. Endlich, 23, Massillon, Ohio.

Also killed, on June 2, was Army Sgt. Dariek E. Dehn, 32, of Spangle, a small town south of Spokane. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry division out of Fort Hood, Texas.

More than 200 military service members with ties to Washington state, including 131 from Fort Lewis, have been killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003.

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Army identifies Fort Richardson solider killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska — A Fort Richardson soldier killed last weekend in Iraq was a 23-year-old Nebraska native, Army officials said on June 12.

Spc. Adam G. Herold died from wounds suffered Sunday when a bomb on a vehicle detonated near his position at a checkpoint near Karbala, U.S. Army Alaska spokesman Capt. Richard Hyde said.

No other Ft. Richardson paratroopers were injured in the incident.

The Omaha, Neb., native attended Roncalli High School and was in the Job Corps in Fairfield, Utah, learning a construction trade, before enlisting in the Army in February 2005.

Herold, who was single, was moved to the Anchorage fort in December 2005.

Herold was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

The 3,500-member combat team deployed last fall; since then, 44 paratroopers from the unit have been killed.

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Services for Omaha soldier killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. — A 23-year-old Omaha native who was killed in Iraq was honored for his sacrifice June 20 and mourned by friends and family at an Omaha funeral.

Spc. Adam Herold was called a “peacemaker.”

“Oftentimes, when there is war, the soldiers sent to it are called peacemakers. It may seem like a contradiction, but making peace by subduing violence was indeed Adam’s calling,” the Rev. Michael Gutgsell said during the service at St. Cecilia Cathedral, which was packed.

Herold died of wounds suffered June 10 when a bomb on a vehicle detonated near his position at a checkpoint near Karbala, military officials have said.

A funeral was held June 20 at St. Cecilia Cathedral, and his body was to be buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Herold attended Roncalli High School and was in the Job Corps in Utah, learning a construction trade, before enlisting in the Army in February 2005.

His father, Lance Herold, said Adam thought the Army was the best way to pay for college.

Adam Herold was a single man, and survivors also include his mother, Debbie Herold, and brothers Andy and Kyle Herold, all of Omaha.

He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division.

The 3,500-member combat team deployed last fall. Since then, 44 members of the unit have been killed.

As of June 20, 50 U.S. service members with Nebraska connections have died in Afghanistan or Iraq since the beginning of military operations following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, according to the Department of Defense and family members.

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Family, friends recall soldier killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

Army Spc. Adam G. Herold was remembered for his sacrifice and called a “peacemaker” in death.

“Often times, when there is war, the soldiers sent to it are called peacemakers. It may seem like a contradiction, but making peace by subduing violence was indeed Adam’s calling,” said the Rev. Michael Gutgsell.

Herold, 23, of Omaha, Neb., was killed June 10 in Karbala, Iraq, by an explosive. He was assigned to Fort Richardson, Alaska.

He was fond of playing in camouflage as a boy, leading his friends to call him “Rambo.” He earned a high school equivalency certificate and joined the Job Corps in Utah to learn a trade. He thought the Army was the best way to pay for a college education, said his father, Lance Herold.

“If Adam decided to do something, he was just going to do it,” his father said. “He knew he would succeed.”

Dave Ogden, a friend of the family, said he’d known Adam since the young man was born. “Just a wonderful kid, cheerful and it’s just going to be impossible to fill this hole in everybody’s lives,” Ogden said.

He is also survived by his mother, Debbie Herold.