Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, 24, of Dalton, Mass., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. He died May 14, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Specialist Daehling was born
on July 6, 1988 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the son of Kirk W. and Brenda Sander Daehling
of Dalton, MA. He was educated in Pocatello, Idaho schools and graduated from Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA in 2006. He continued his education at
Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH from 2006-2010 where he was a Homeland Security major. Specialist Daehling attended Infantry Combat School at Ft. Benning, Georgia where he received his Blue Cord at "Turning Blue" ceremonies which signifies entry as an Infantryman. He graduated from Ft. Benning on December 16, 2010 with ceremonies at the National Infantry Museum. After graduation he was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He was promoted to Specialist in June of 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan in December of 2012. Specialist Daehling was a Team Leader and Squad Designated Marksman- expert level shooter while deployed in Afghanistan. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat & Special Skills Badge and the Basic Marksmanship Qual Badge-Expert. Specialist Daehling will be posthumously awarded on Friday with the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the NATO Medal at services to be held at St. Agnes Church. Mitch enjoyed all sports, motorcycles, hunting, fishing, paintball and playing his guitar. He was also a licensed pilot and loved to fly. While at Wahconah Regional High School he was a member of the varsity soccer team. At Daniel Webster College, Mitchell was a member of the Lacrosse Team. Besides his parents of Dalton, MA, he leaves his loving wife, the former Samantha J. McNamara of Westford, MA, whom he married on June 14, 2012 at St. Catherine's Church in Westford; a brother, Adam K. Daehling of Dalton, MA and a sister, Kayla M. Daehling also of Dalton; his Maternal Grandmother, Mary Sander of Lewiston, Idaho and his Paternal Grandparents, William A. Daehling and Violet J. Daehling, of Clarkston, Washington; his Father and Mother-in-law, John W. McNamara III and Sharon M. McNamara, and a Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law Jennifer M. and John W. McNamara of Westford, MA; his aunts and uncles, Bernard and Carla Sander of Lewiston, Idaho, Steven Sander of Lewiston, Paul and Kimberly Johne of Redmond, Washington, and Mike and Darci Monsos of Missoula, Montana. He also leaves his many cousins and friends. Mitchell was predeceased by his Maternal Grandfather; the late Kenneth J. Sander, a Purple Heart recipient who served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He died in 2009. The entire Daehling family also wishes to honor and remember those other heroes who died while proudly serving our country with Specialist Daehling; Specialist William J. Gilbert of Hacienda Heights, CA, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker of Hesperia, CA, and PFC Cody Towse of Elk Ridge, UT.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services with Full Military Honors for United States Army Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling, who died May 14, 2013, will be held Friday, May 24th at 11:00 AM with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Agnes Church celebrated by the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor. Full Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army outside the church following the service. Burial will take place at the Lewis- Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, Idaho, where Mitchell's Grandfather, Kenneth J. Sander, is buried. Mitchell's final wishes were to be buried alongside his Grandfather. Calling hours for Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling will be held Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at St. Agnes Church, 489 Main Street, Dalton, MA, 01226. In lieu of flowers, the Daehling family requests that memorial donations in memory of Mitchell may be made to the USO or the Military Friends Foundation in care of the Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Obituary information provided by Dery Funeral Home.
Specialist Daehling was born
on July 6, 1988 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the son of Kirk W. and Brenda Sander Daehling
of Dalton, MA. He was educated in Pocatello, Idaho schools and graduated from Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA in 2006. He continued his education at
Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH from 2006-2010 where he was a Homeland Security major. Specialist Daehling attended Infantry Combat School at Ft. Benning, Georgia where he received his Blue Cord at "Turning Blue" ceremonies which signifies entry as an Infantryman. He graduated from Ft. Benning on December 16, 2010 with ceremonies at the National Infantry Museum. After graduation he was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He was promoted to Specialist in June of 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan in December of 2012. Specialist Daehling was a Team Leader and Squad Designated Marksman- expert level shooter while deployed in Afghanistan. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat & Special Skills Badge and the Basic Marksmanship Qual Badge-Expert. Specialist Daehling will be posthumously awarded on Friday with the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the NATO Medal at services to be held at St. Agnes Church. Mitch enjoyed all sports, motorcycles, hunting, fishing, paintball and playing his guitar. He was also a licensed pilot and loved to fly. While at Wahconah Regional High School he was a member of the varsity soccer team. At Daniel Webster College, Mitchell was a member of the Lacrosse Team. Besides his parents of Dalton, MA, he leaves his loving wife, the former Samantha J. McNamara of Westford, MA, whom he married on June 14, 2012 at St. Catherine's Church in Westford; a brother, Adam K. Daehling of Dalton, MA and a sister, Kayla M. Daehling also of Dalton; his Maternal Grandmother, Mary Sander of Lewiston, Idaho and his Paternal Grandparents, William A. Daehling and Violet J. Daehling, of Clarkston, Washington; his Father and Mother-in-law, John W. McNamara III and Sharon M. McNamara, and a Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law Jennifer M. and John W. McNamara of Westford, MA; his aunts and uncles, Bernard and Carla Sander of Lewiston, Idaho, Steven Sander of Lewiston, Paul and Kimberly Johne of Redmond, Washington, and Mike and Darci Monsos of Missoula, Montana. He also leaves his many cousins and friends. Mitchell was predeceased by his Maternal Grandfather; the late Kenneth J. Sander, a Purple Heart recipient who served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He died in 2009. The entire Daehling family also wishes to honor and remember those other heroes who died while proudly serving our country with Specialist Daehling; Specialist William J. Gilbert of Hacienda Heights, CA, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker of Hesperia, CA, and PFC Cody Towse of Elk Ridge, UT.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services with Full Military Honors for United States Army Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling, who died May 14, 2013, will be held Friday, May 24th at 11:00 AM with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Agnes Church celebrated by the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor. Full Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army outside the church following the service. Burial will take place at the Lewis- Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, Idaho, where Mitchell's Grandfather, Kenneth J. Sander, is buried. Mitchell's final wishes were to be buried alongside his Grandfather. Calling hours for Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling will be held Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at St. Agnes Church, 489 Main Street, Dalton, MA, 01226. In lieu of flowers, the Daehling family requests that memorial donations in memory of Mitchell may be made to the USO or the Military Friends Foundation in care of the Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Obituary information provided by Dery Funeral Home.
Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, 24, of Dalton, Mass., assigned to 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. He died May 14, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Specialist Daehling was born
on July 6, 1988 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the son of Kirk W. and Brenda Sander Daehling
of Dalton, MA. He was educated in Pocatello, Idaho schools and graduated from Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA in 2006. He continued his education at
Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH from 2006-2010 where he was a Homeland Security major. Specialist Daehling attended Infantry Combat School at Ft. Benning, Georgia where he received his Blue Cord at "Turning Blue" ceremonies which signifies entry as an Infantryman. He graduated from Ft. Benning on December 16, 2010 with ceremonies at the National Infantry Museum. After graduation he was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He was promoted to Specialist in June of 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan in December of 2012. Specialist Daehling was a Team Leader and Squad Designated Marksman- expert level shooter while deployed in Afghanistan. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat & Special Skills Badge and the Basic Marksmanship Qual Badge-Expert. Specialist Daehling will be posthumously awarded on Friday with the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the NATO Medal at services to be held at St. Agnes Church. Mitch enjoyed all sports, motorcycles, hunting, fishing, paintball and playing his guitar. He was also a licensed pilot and loved to fly. While at Wahconah Regional High School he was a member of the varsity soccer team. At Daniel Webster College, Mitchell was a member of the Lacrosse Team. Besides his parents of Dalton, MA, he leaves his loving wife, the former Samantha J. McNamara of Westford, MA, whom he married on June 14, 2012 at St. Catherine's Church in Westford; a brother, Adam K. Daehling of Dalton, MA and a sister, Kayla M. Daehling also of Dalton; his Maternal Grandmother, Mary Sander of Lewiston, Idaho and his Paternal Grandparents, William A. Daehling and Violet J. Daehling, of Clarkston, Washington; his Father and Mother-in-law, John W. McNamara III and Sharon M. McNamara, and a Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law Jennifer M. and John W. McNamara of Westford, MA; his aunts and uncles, Bernard and Carla Sander of Lewiston, Idaho, Steven Sander of Lewiston, Paul and Kimberly Johne of Redmond, Washington, and Mike and Darci Monsos of Missoula, Montana. He also leaves his many cousins and friends. Mitchell was predeceased by his Maternal Grandfather; the late Kenneth J. Sander, a Purple Heart recipient who served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He died in 2009. The entire Daehling family also wishes to honor and remember those other heroes who died while proudly serving our country with Specialist Daehling; Specialist William J. Gilbert of Hacienda Heights, CA, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker of Hesperia, CA, and PFC Cody Towse of Elk Ridge, UT.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services with Full Military Honors for United States Army Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling, who died May 14, 2013, will be held Friday, May 24th at 11:00 AM with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Agnes Church celebrated by the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor. Full Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army outside the church following the service. Burial will take place at the Lewis- Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, Idaho, where Mitchell's Grandfather, Kenneth J. Sander, is buried. Mitchell's final wishes were to be buried alongside his Grandfather. Calling hours for Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling will be held Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at St. Agnes Church, 489 Main Street, Dalton, MA, 01226. In lieu of flowers, the Daehling family requests that memorial donations in memory of Mitchell may be made to the USO or the Military Friends Foundation in care of the Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Obituary information provided by Dery Funeral Home.
Specialist Daehling was born
on July 6, 1988 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the son of Kirk W. and Brenda Sander Daehling
of Dalton, MA. He was educated in Pocatello, Idaho schools and graduated from Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA in 2006. He continued his education at
Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH from 2006-2010 where he was a Homeland Security major. Specialist Daehling attended Infantry Combat School at Ft. Benning, Georgia where he received his Blue Cord at "Turning Blue" ceremonies which signifies entry as an Infantryman. He graduated from Ft. Benning on December 16, 2010 with ceremonies at the National Infantry Museum. After graduation he was stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas with A Company, 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He was promoted to Specialist in June of 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan in December of 2012. Specialist Daehling was a Team Leader and Squad Designated Marksman- expert level shooter while deployed in Afghanistan. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat & Special Skills Badge and the Basic Marksmanship Qual Badge-Expert. Specialist Daehling will be posthumously awarded on Friday with the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and the NATO Medal at services to be held at St. Agnes Church. Mitch enjoyed all sports, motorcycles, hunting, fishing, paintball and playing his guitar. He was also a licensed pilot and loved to fly. While at Wahconah Regional High School he was a member of the varsity soccer team. At Daniel Webster College, Mitchell was a member of the Lacrosse Team. Besides his parents of Dalton, MA, he leaves his loving wife, the former Samantha J. McNamara of Westford, MA, whom he married on June 14, 2012 at St. Catherine's Church in Westford; a brother, Adam K. Daehling of Dalton, MA and a sister, Kayla M. Daehling also of Dalton; his Maternal Grandmother, Mary Sander of Lewiston, Idaho and his Paternal Grandparents, William A. Daehling and Violet J. Daehling, of Clarkston, Washington; his Father and Mother-in-law, John W. McNamara III and Sharon M. McNamara, and a Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law Jennifer M. and John W. McNamara of Westford, MA; his aunts and uncles, Bernard and Carla Sander of Lewiston, Idaho, Steven Sander of Lewiston, Paul and Kimberly Johne of Redmond, Washington, and Mike and Darci Monsos of Missoula, Montana. He also leaves his many cousins and friends. Mitchell was predeceased by his Maternal Grandfather; the late Kenneth J. Sander, a Purple Heart recipient who served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He died in 2009. The entire Daehling family also wishes to honor and remember those other heroes who died while proudly serving our country with Specialist Daehling; Specialist William J. Gilbert of Hacienda Heights, CA, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker of Hesperia, CA, and PFC Cody Towse of Elk Ridge, UT.
FUNERAL NOTICE: Funeral services with Full Military Honors for United States Army Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling, who died May 14, 2013, will be held Friday, May 24th at 11:00 AM with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Agnes Church celebrated by the Rev. Christopher Malatesta, pastor. Full Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army outside the church following the service. Burial will take place at the Lewis- Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston, Idaho, where Mitchell's Grandfather, Kenneth J. Sander, is buried. Mitchell's final wishes were to be buried alongside his Grandfather. Calling hours for Specialist Mitchell K. Daehling will be held Thursday from 4 to 7 pm at St. Agnes Church, 489 Main Street, Dalton, MA, 01226. In lieu of flowers, the Daehling family requests that memorial donations in memory of Mitchell may be made to the USO or the Military Friends Foundation in care of the Dery Funeral Home, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Obituary information provided by Dery Funeral Home.
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