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Kyle M Hemauer

Date of Death: 05/23/2005
Age: 21
Incident Location: Zabul, Afghanistan
Hometown: Chilton
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Unit Base: Manassas, Virginia
Specialist Kyle Matthew Hemauer, age 21 of Chilton died on May 23, 2005 in Zabul, Afghanistan while serving his country with the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, Virginia Army National Guard, of Manassas, VA.

He was born February 4, 1984 in Fond du Lac, WI son of Andy & Anne (Schmitz) Hemauer. Kyle attended Chilton Catholic School and graduated from Chilton High School in 2002 where he was active in Tennis, and Football. He was currently attending the Apprenticeship School at Newport News where he also played football. Kyle was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chilton, and the Army National Guard.

This ""gentle giant"" was a humble man with a warm smile and a big heart who loved his family and was equally loved by them. Kyle believed what he was doing, serving his country, was what was best for the continued safety and protection of the people he loved so dearly: his family, friends and fellow countrymen. ""Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends"". Kyle Matthew Hemauer is our hero and he will truly be missed.