Lance Corporal Schmitz paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving at Hamid Karzai International airport in Afghanistan. The Troy, Missouri, Police Department wrote of Schmitz: "We are extending our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz of Wentzville Missouri. My gratitude and prayers are with his family and fellow Marines." He is a hero – to our state, our country, and all the people he helped get to safety. Roy Blunt said, "Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz lost his life as he bravely and selflessly worked to save others. He made the ultimate sacrifice for his bravery." "He put his life on the line protecting our service members and allies. "On behalf of all Missourians, we want to honor Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz for his sacrifice and recognize his service to our nation in the defense of freedom," Missouri Gov. Jared Schmitz, 20, was a native of Wentzville, Missouri, a suburb of St. Knauss, of Corryton, Tennessee, was assigned to the 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, and based in Ft. "This is what true heroism looks like and Ryan's sacrifice will never be forgotten. "Ryan gave his life outside that airport helping people he didn't know get to safety," Burchett, who represents Tennessee's 2nd District, said in a statement. Tim Burchett confirmed Knauss' death as well. While no words could ever be enough, I join Tennesseans - and all Americans - in extending my deepest condolences to Ryan's family." "We will never forget his sacrifice in service to his country. "Ryan embodies American heroism - saving people he had never met before, in the face of persistent evil," Blackburn wrote on Twitter. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said she was praying for his family "during this time of unimaginable pain and loss." He was a believer so we will see him again in God's heaven." "A motivated young man who loved his country. "He grew up in a Christian home, attended Berean Christian school through eighth grade and spent four years at Gibbs High," his grandfather, Wayne Knauss, told WKRN. The 23-year-old planned to move to Washington, D.C., after he returned to the states, his stepmother, Linnae Knauss, told ABC Nashville affiliate WKRN. Ryan Knauss grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, and attended Gibbs High School.
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