Army Spc. Christopher T. Neiberger
Death: Aug 06, 2007
of Gainesville Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division Schweinfurt Germany; Died Aug. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Gainesville soldier22 killed in Iraq The Associated Press GAINESVILLE Fla. — A 22-year-old soldier was killed in Iraq from injuries suffered by an improvised explosive device his family and the military said August 7. Spc. Christopher T. Neiberger22 of Gainesville Died August 6 the Department of Defense said. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team 1st Infantry Division Schweinfurt Germany. Neiberger was born in the Bronx but was raised in Gainesville his sister Ami Neiberger-Miller told The Associated Press. Her brother graduated from Gainesville High School in 2003 and attended Florida State University for two years before joining the Army in 2005 Neiberger-Miller said. “He always wanted to be a soldier. He was the kind of person who grew up loving to play with things that crackled and exploded” Neiberger-Miller said. “He was very drawn to the military.” Neiberger had been in Iraq since September 2006 and was serving a 15-month tour his sister said. The soldier known by family members as “the master of one-liners” was considering going to West Point and making the military his career Neiberger-Miller said. “He was very much in the moment” Neiberger-Miller said. “He was proud to be a soldier.” Besides his sister Neiberger is survived by two brothers his father Richard and his mother Mary. A memorial service will be held August 12 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville. Neiberger will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. his sister said. Operation Iraqi Freedom