09-03-2006
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County Executive
We are the ones we've been waiting for.
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Member Since: Feb 2005
Location: California
Posts: 382
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Re: The Iraq Page, RIP soldiers
 
Matthew E. Schneider
Matthew didn't die by enemy fire or roadside bombs. He died of a heart attack while serving our country. He worked in communications in Iraq and he set up high speed internet access for his fellow soldiers in his spare time. I'm sure he is missed. Rest in peace Matthew.
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Concord Monitor -- A Gorham soldier who was born with a heart condition died in Iraq on Monday, apparently from a heart attack. Spc. Matthew E. Schneider, 23, was found lying on his bunk in Ar Ramadi at about 9 p.m. Iraq time, said his father, Andrew Schneider. He was unresponsive and could not be revived.
The Army is investigating the cause of Schneider's death, but his parents say initial lab tests reveal Schneider had a heart attack. Army officials would not confirm the cause of Schneider's death yesterday.
Schneider was born with a heart defect called idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, said his mother, Cynthia Tardiff. The condition causes heart muscle fibers to grow abnormally, which can thicken the heart muscle and limit its pumping ability.
Schneider was not expected to live through his infant years, Tardiff said. But when Schneider was 2, his symptoms seemed to disappear and tests on his heart, like electrocardiograms, came back normal, she said.
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