Louis Schultz

 I am so proud  to honor this brave soldier and family member, our Uncle,  Louis P Schulz . I want to write about a young man, whom, when I was young, heard a  little about but never fully  understood just what a great man he was. . . Now ,as I have grown older, I have to ask myself about Louis and what was he like? I sure admire him for his bravery in War, and sacrifices made. The year prior to entering the armed services, he farmed with my grandfather outside of Sandwich, Illinois . Mom said they had a good childhood, often teasing and playing as kids do. They swam in a small stream nearby and walked 2 miles to Sandy Bluff School. When 26 yrs, Louis had entered the army and was stationed at Camp Grant..Later, he would die in France, ( World war I), "going over th hill", which was I believe meant coming out of a fox hole in advance of attacking the enemy.. He was my mom's older brother and his death at the young age of 26yrs, would forever bring a shadow over my mother's eyes as she spoke of the loss of her brother. Mom was 13 years old when her brother was killed in action . Imagine going through such a loss in a family. Some of you may already have and can understand how important I feel it is to honor my family's World War 1 hero, the uncle I never met.

I can say this about him and others that we honor.. We thank them for the ultimate sacrifice they made, in order to know and appreciate freedoms we have today. They fought so valiantly for us all. . . Our servicemen are a special breed of men,   Contrary to popular belief, not all men can be Infantrymen as my uncle was. . True, they can do the tasks that are required of an Infantry man, but at their core being, it takes a special breed of man to be able to be an Infantryman, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Thank you Helen Page for giving this photo of him to us and special thanks to all our soldiers out there ready to defend out country, including  my nephew Alexander Rumfelt who is presently serving in the USArmy  in the Middle East . .. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always .

Since posting this  , the picture has been passed on to my nephew Jonathan Roth  , who has been researching the Schultz family