Sgt. 1st Class Matthew R. Kahler
Hometown: Granite Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
Age: 29 years old
Died: January 26, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy
Incident: Died of wounds suffered from small arms fire in Waygul, Afghanistan.
Related Links:
SFC Matthew Kahler laid to rest in Granite Falls (West Central Tribune, Minn., Feb. 9, 2008)
A hero's farewell (Marshall Independent, Minn., Feb. 10, 2008)
Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Kahler returns to Granite Falls (West Central Tribune, Minn., Feb. 6, 2008)
Soldier's father says he was fighting 'hoodlums' (Post-Bulletin, Minn., Jan. 29, 2008)
