Honoree: Christopher F. Pfeifer


Christopher F. Pfeifer
Dates: Died September 25, 2007
Hometown: Spalding, NE
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Private First Class
Player: Gunnar Broin

Private First-Class Christopher Pfeifer, 21, of Spalding, Neb., was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in Schweinfurt, Germany. He died September 25, 2007, from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire near Kamu, Afghanistan on August 17.

PFC Pfeifer graduated in the spring of 2005 from Pine Ridge High School. He worked heavy equipment construction and dry wall finishing for about 18 months before enlisting in the Army in April 2006. He entered Airborne Training following Basic Training.

PFC Pfeifer’s wife gave birth to their daughter two days after his death. One fellow soldier said PFC Pfeifer’s legacy would live on in the daughter he never got to see. “I know she may not know Chris physically,” said SSG Ryan Jones, who served in PFC Pfeifer’s unit. “But she will know him spiritually, and he’ll be in her life forever.”

He will always be remembered as a loving and caring man. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, weightlifting, music and playing his drums.

PFC Pfeifer is survived by his wife, Karen and new-born daughter, Peyton.