Army Pfc. Richard P. Langenbrunner
Death: Apr 17, 2007
of Fort Wayne Ind.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion 69th Armor Regiment 3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division Fort Benning Ga.; Died April 17 in Rustamiyah Iraq of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation. Soldier from Fort Wayne killed in Iraq The Associated Press FORT WAYNE Ind. — A soldier from Fort Wayne Died of non-combat related injuries in Iraq the military said April 18. Army Pfc. Richard P. Langenbrunner19 of Fort Wayne Died April 17 in Rustamiyah Iraq military officials said. His death is being investigated by the Defense Department. Langenbrunner a 2006 Northrop High School graduate completed basic combat training at Fort Knox Ky. in January. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 69th Armor Regiment 3rd Brigade 3rd Infantry Division based at Fort Benning Ga. Kris Kallmeyer who had Langenbrunner in German class for two years at Northrop High School said he was shocked to hear the news but remembered bumping into him his senior year in the hallway. “He was so happy” Kallmeyer told The News-Sentinel. “I asked him what he was going to do. He said he was joining the Army. He seemed really excited. He wanted to drive a tanker.” Langenbrunner was the seventh person from Indiana to have Died in Iraq in the past three weeks. In all 79 people from Indiana have Died after being sent to the Middle East since the buildup for the invasion of Iraq began in 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom