POW-MIA  United States  United Kingdom  Denmark  Bulgaria  Poland  Spain  Ukraine  Italy  Thailand  Estonia  El Salvador  Netherlands  Slovakia  Latvia  Hungary  Australia  Kazakhstan  Fiji  Romania  Canada  South Korea
   The Iraq Page
 
Remembering Those who Lost Their Lives
in the Iraq War of 2003 - 2006
 
 
 Welcome to The Iraq Page Saturday, July 05 2008 @ 10:26 PM EDT  
 Home  :  Contribute  :  Directory  :  Web Resources  :  List of War Dead  :  Printable List of Dead  :  About the Iraq Page  
Articles
Home
Operation Enduring Freedom
Individuals Missing (3)
Individuals US (4085)
Individuals GB (159)
Individuals Italy (32)
Individuals Spain (18)
Individuals Poland (17)
Individuals Ukraine (9)
Individuals Bulgaria (8)
Individuals Denmark (7)
Individuals El Salvador (5)
Individuals Australia (2)
Individuals Slovakia (2)
Individuals Netherland (2)
Individuals Latvia (2)
Individuals Estonia (2)
Individuals Romania (3)
Individuals Czech Republic (1)
Individuals South Korea (1)
Individuals Georgia (4)
Individuals Canada (1)
Individuals Fiji (1)
Individuals Kazakhstan (1)
Individuals Hungary (1)
Individuals Azerbaijan (1)
Individuals Thailand (1)
General News (353)
Site Index
Who's Online
Guest Users: 13
Ads
User Functions
:

:

Don't have an account yet? Sign up as a New User
Lost your password?

Nathan Winder

    
Friday, June 29 2007 @ 08:35 AM EDT
Contributed by: tomw
Views: 832
Individuals US

Salt Lake Tribune -- Terri Winder remembers her son as a soft-hearted man with a tough shell who was loyal to friends and family and loved children. 

    "He cared about other people," the Blanding mother said of her son, Nathan, who died Tuesday serving in the U.S. military in Iraq. "He loved the children in Iraq and carried teddy bears and things to give them. He was trying to help two Iraqi children come to the states for medical attention." 

    Sgt. 1st Class Nathan L. Winder, 32, a Special Forces medic assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group in Ft. Lewis, Wash., died from wounds sustained during combat outside of Diwaniyah, Iraq, according to the U.S. Army Special Forces Command in Fort Bragg, N.C.

Winder was a member of a U.S. Special Forces Quick Reaction Force when he was killed by small arms fire. His mother said he was shot in the neck. 

    Winder, who joined the military immediately upon graduation from high school in Blanding, was dispatched to Iraq in January.



    He is the third son of Terri and Tom Winder to serve in Iraq, Terri Winder said.
    "When the other two were in Iraq, Nathan had a hard time with that," she said. "He didn't like it that his brothers were serving in the war and he was here at home. He wanted to be over there serving his country. Then his turn came."
    Terri Winder said the family received news of her son's death from his wife, Mechelle, and were visited by military officials Wednesday morning.
    Nathan Winder called his wife almost every day, Terri Winder said. When there was no word on Tuesday, his wife, who is living in Canada with her sister, got worried. Then the military arrived to notify her of her husband's death.
    "She said his [e-mail site] was still up on her computer when they were talking to her," Terri Winder said. "After they left, she wrote him a note, just in case. That's kind of how you feel about something like this. It just seems so unreal."
    Born in Seoul, Korea, Winder was adopted at the age of 2 and raised in Blanding, where his parents still reside. In all, the Winders have adopted eight children, some of them with special needs.
    "The fact that he was abandoned at such an early age affected him all his life," Terri Winder said. "He was very tender, even though he had created a hard shell on the outside. And he laughed a lot."
    She says Nathan and his other two brothers who served in Iraq were "proud of the work they did," and the Winder family stood firmly behind them and the Iraq military effort.
    "All of my sons feel good about what they did in Iraq," she said. "None of them feel the press represents the good things that happen there. [Nathan] felt like they were making a difference. He said, 'They don't know what we're offering them. They've never tasted freedom before.' " Nathan Winder is survived by his wife, his 11-year-old son by a previous marriage, Logan, of Herkimer, N.Y., his parents and siblings.
    The family is uncertain about burial plans, his mother said. He had noted on his military papers that he wants to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, she said, but the family would prefer to bury him in Blanding. They expect to receive more information later this week.
    "We have no idea at this point how things will be," Terri Winder said. "I know he just had the military mind-set when he wrote that and never really thought it would happen. It would be like losing him twice if we can't bring him home."
    Nathan Winder was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Media, Iraqi Campaign Medal and Combat Infantryman's Badge.
 
What's Related

Story Options

Trackback

Trackback URL for this entry: http://iraq.pigstye.net/trackback.php/WinderNathan

No trackback comments for this entry.
Nathan Winder | 3 comments | Create New Account
The following comments are owned by whomever posted them. This site is not responsible for what they say.
Nathan Winder
Authored by: anonymous on Friday, June 29 2007 @ 12:12 PM EDT
To the Wider family from the Wahl family. Our heart and prays are with Nathan and your family. he has not died in vain! An American Hero that was so much more to those that knew and loved him. Father of fallen soldier US ARMY Sgt. Gregory L. Wahl KIA Balad, Iraq 05-03-04
Nathan Winder
Authored by: anonymous on Saturday, June 30 2007 @ 01:54 AM EDT
Nathan,
I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Green Berets All The Way!
Fred
Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, October 31 2007 @ 06:47 PM EDT
latex und lack - sexy lingerie latex rubber fetisch sex latex allergy report bad link latex clothing cruel anime - responder al comentario add your site cruel mistress male slaves cruel intentions the internet brutal trampling - rape brutal fantasy rape rape forced hardcore sex rape fantasy brutal dildo latin movies - privacy policy the united states in the world single latin and marriage single latin women teen feet fetish - stinky feet pictures * category foot fetish videos pictures movies video clips site category EW233J988900DHNVBPOPL566KKEL

 Copyright © 2008 The Iraq Page
 All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners.		 Powered By Geeklog 
Created this page in 4.50 seconds