Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer of Pinckneyville, Ill, was a scout and his military friends recall that he didn't fit the mold of a regular soldier but left a successful civilian business to serve his country. He joined the military to be part of something larger than himself. With less than 11 months in the Army, he was one of the most technically proficient scouts in the platoon. He digested technical manuals like no other. Wyatt loved the outdoors, rock climbing and camping. He thoroughly enjoyed fishing as well as kayaking down Beaucoup Creek and loved animals, especially his bird Jake. He graduated from Pinckneyville Community High School, where he was a member of the Panther wrestling team, band, and VICA. He placed first in the state VICA Diesel Equipment Technician Competition and attended the Southern Illinois University Carbondale automotive mechanic program. With a love of music, he played the trumpet, guitar, baritone and piano and set up sound systems and ran sound boards for a number of local bands. He joined the Army in 2004, following in the footsteps of his father and his late grandfather, Fred "Fritz" Eisenhauer. After basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., he was stationed at Fort Riley before deployment to Iraq. Less than a year later, he was killed by enemy weaponry. Despite his difficult job in a war zone, the young man was very compassionate. He died in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission in a HMMWV when an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge at age 26.
Army
2nd Battalion,
70th Armor,
3rd Brigade,
1st Armored Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas.
Army
2nd Battalion,
70th Armor,
3rd Brigade,
1st Armored Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas.
Pfc. Wyatt D. Eisenhauer of Pinckneyville, Ill, was a scout and his military friends recall that he didn't fit the mold of a regular soldier but left a successful civilian business to serve his country. He joined the military to be part of something larger than himself. With less than 11 months in the Army, he was one of the most technically proficient scouts in the platoon. He digested technical manuals like no other. Wyatt loved the outdoors, rock climbing and camping. He thoroughly enjoyed fishing as well as kayaking down Beaucoup Creek and loved animals, especially his bird Jake. He graduated from Pinckneyville Community High School, where he was a member of the Panther wrestling team, band, and VICA. He placed first in the state VICA Diesel Equipment Technician Competition and attended the Southern Illinois University Carbondale automotive mechanic program. With a love of music, he played the trumpet, guitar, baritone and piano and set up sound systems and ran sound boards for a number of local bands. He joined the Army in 2004, following in the footsteps of his father and his late grandfather, Fred "Fritz" Eisenhauer. After basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., he was stationed at Fort Riley before deployment to Iraq. Less than a year later, he was killed by enemy weaponry. Despite his difficult job in a war zone, the young man was very compassionate. He died in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on an escort mission in a HMMWV when an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge at age 26.
Army
2nd Battalion,
70th Armor,
3rd Brigade,
1st Armored Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas.
Army
2nd Battalion,
70th Armor,
3rd Brigade,
1st Armored Division,
Fort Riley, Kansas.
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