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Rhett Schiller Memorial
Rochester, Wisconsin
CPT Rhett W. Schiller
U.S. Army
Branch of Military: Army
Rank: Capt.
Unit: 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne
Unit's Base: Fort Bragg, N.C.
Capt. Rhett W. Schiller, 26, of Waterford,
WI, died Nov. 16, 2006 in Balad Ruz, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his
unit
came in contact with enemy forces
using small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the
5th Squadron,
73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC.
In September 2005, Rhett W. Schiller's
brigade was assigned to New Orleans for relief efforts after Hurricane
Katrina.
He and his men had only seven hours
to deploy _ far from the usual 18 hours.
"For a company executive officer or
a troop executive officer to work with subordinate and lead officers to
organize a deployment that quickly
is extraordinary," said Maj. Tom Earnhardt.
Schiller, 26, of Waterford, Wis.,
was killed Nov. 16 by small-arms fire in Balad Ruz. He was a 2003 graduate
of West Point
and was assigned to Fort Bragg. "Consistently
caring for his soldiers and always leading through his own example, Rhett
raised
the entire spirits and motivation
of all those that knew him," said Lt. Col. Andrew Poppas.
After moving to Holland in 1994, the
Schiller family moved to China, where Rhett Schiller took it upon himself
not just to learn Chinese,
but to become fluent in the language.
He spent four hours every Saturday until he learned to read, write and
speak Chinese.
"He continued to push himself until
he succeeded," said his father, William. He also is survived by his mother,
Karla.
Bill Schiller (Post 8343 member), is in charge of putting
together the Rhett Schiller Memorial.
We want to Thank him for all of his efforts in raising
the needed funding and ordering the Memorial and
the Plaques which will be displayed at the Windlake
Veterans Park. Bill has taken on the task of making
sure there will be lighting at the Memorial, and doing
all the work for the placement.
When all is ready to go, there will be a Special
Memorial Service at the park.
Bill Schiller's son USMC Cpt. Ryan Schiller was sworn
into VFW Post 8343 as a Life member
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