Nathan L. Winder

Died: June 26, 2007

Rank: Sergeant First Class

Unit: C Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

Branch: U.S. Army

Green Beret Sergeant First Class Nathan L. Winder perished on June 26, 2007, from wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire in Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq. The 32-year-old Special Forces Soldier had been assisting a quick reaction team engaged in combat. He was assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington, serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force—Arabian Peninsula. His family held a memorial service in his honor on July 6, 2007, at the North Latter Day Saints Chapel in Blanding, Utah. His parents, wife, son, and 14 of his siblings attended the ceremony. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, on July 13, 2007, with full military honors.