Richard B Gienau
2LT US Army
KIA OIF 2-27-2005
Army 2nd Lt. Richard B. Gienau
Died February 27, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
2nd Lt. Richard B. “Brian” Gienau, 29, of Peoria, Ill., was a passenger in a Humvee struck by a homemade bomb as it traveled between Karbala and Ramadi, he died at the scene.
Gienau was the commander of the mission and was sitting in the right front seat at the time of the explosion. Gienau enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1994, serving as an avionics mechanic. He enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in 1999. He went on to graduate from the University of Northern Iowa in 2003.
Gienau, who played with Army toys as a young boy, joined the military to pay for school, Richard Gienau said. “It (serving in the military) was important to Brian,” his father said. “He enjoyed the military. He was continuously figuring out ways to make it easier for his men.”
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