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I am SSGT Harry Alexander Scholtz's widow. We were married on October 29, 1988. Almost 33 years together. I miss him as much now as I did the day he died, even more so. He was my husband, my best friend, my soulmate, wonderful father to his five daughters and an awesome grandfather to our fifteen grandchildren. We also had 1 great-grandchild that was born just a few months before his death. That is one of my biggest regrets is that his great-grandson Kai Alexander will never get a chance to know his namesake. His family and friends were the most important things in his life, he was forever looking for ways to show his love for all of us. His oldest daughter Brandy Brooks is also married to a US Army Chaplain, stationed at Fort Hood in Texas. His second oldest Sarah Weischedel served 10 years in the United States Marine Corps. Besides his family and friends, Al also loved riding motorcycles which he had did since the age of 14. At the time of his death he was a member of the MFC Foothills Chapter in Georgia. The name stands for military, firefighters, and cops. The 23 years he served in the military was a source of pride for Al. He always enjoyed the camadarie that comes along with military service. Quite a good number of his fellow service members still have fond memories of the time they spent serving our great country together. Al was a aircraft mechanic in the United States Air Force and the United States Air Guard serving a total of 10 years. In the Georgia National Guard he was a platoon sergeant on M!A! tanks. He loved the feel of the armored vehicles when he drove or shot the big guns. While in the Georgia National Guard, his battalion was activated to active duty during Desert Storm/Desert Shield. The battalion never went to the battlefield but they spent the most time of any group ever training at the desert training ground at Fort Irwin, California, receiving a ribbon for this. After the war in Bosnia was over, his battalion was once again activated for active duty and served 9 months in Bosnia as a peace keeping force. Al was always extremely honored to have done this duty. He retired not long after the Bosnia tour. When the last Iraq war fired up, he wanted to get back into the guard but by this time he had already been diagnosed with a very bad heart condition.

HARRY ALEXANDER SCHOLTZ

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