Stephen Castner
Date of Death: 07/24/2006
Age: 27
Incident Location: Tallil, Iraq
Hometown: Cedarburg
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery
Unit Base: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Army Spc. Stephen W. Castner, 27, of Cedarburg, Wis.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Wisconsin Army National Guard, Milwaukee, Wis.; died July 24 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Tallil, Iraq.
Stephen Castner began his military career shortly after graduating from Cedarburg High School in 1997. He was trained in electronics and communications in the Air Force and left after his enlistment was over and went to college, first at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and then at University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
Castner had served four years in the Air Force before joining the Guard last year. Brig. Gen. Kerry Denson, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, presented posthumous awards that included the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Stephen Castner began his military career shortly after graduating from Cedarburg High School in 1997. He was trained in electronics and communications in the Air Force and left after his enlistment was over and went to college, first at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and then at University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point.
Castner had served four years in the Air Force before joining the Guard last year. Brig. Gen. Kerry Denson, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, presented posthumous awards that included the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.