Rest In Peace: CW5 Randy Niedt
Today I attended the funeral for CW5 Randy Niedt, the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the state of New Jersey. CW5 Niedt passed away suddenly last Tuesday, he was 47. He is survived by his wife, COL Roberta Niedt and their two daughters.
Too often during war do we forget that soldiers still die off of the battlefield. While the 50th IBCT is deployed in Iraq, Chief Niedt worked constantly to ensure that the families of those deployed soldiers were taken care of; a job that required as much skill and finesse as a division commander in the Green Zone. Chief Niedt is not a casualty of OIF but, the soldiers of the NJARNG have lost an ally as valuable as their battle buddy. He will be missed.
Requiem aeternam dona eio Domine, et lux perpetuam luceat eio.
I served with Randy and Roberta when I was a counselor at the NJNG Summer Youth Camp. I remember both fondly. I just called Dad, and he extends his condolences too. In case they read this, since neither of us have any method of communication anymore. :)
Posted by: ArchaicDome | 2008.12.02 at 10:34 AM