Wilfahrt died Sunday in Kandahar province
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A military policeman from Rosemount who died Sunday in an attack in Afghanistan has New Ulm connections.
The Department of Defense says Spc. Andrew C. Wilfahrt died Sunday when insurgents attacked his unit in Kandahar province using a homemade bomb.
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Andrew Wilfahrt in 2004. Photo courtesy of Alan Wilfahrt
The 31-year-old Wilfahrt was assigned to a military police battalion based in Hawaii. He enlisted in the Army in January 2009 and was deployed to Afghanistan last July.
He was the son of Jeff and Lori (Reinhart) Wilfahrt of Rosemount, who grew up in New Ulm, and the grandson of Leo and Ruth Wilfahrt, and Betty Schaefer, all of New Ulm.
The 31-year-old Wilfahrt was assigned to a military police battalion based in Hawaii. He enlisted in the Army in January 2009 and was deployed to Afghanistan last July.
Wilfahrt is among the 2,167 causalities in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Principal John Wollersheim says Wilfahrt graduated from Rosemount High School in 1997.
His uncle, Charlie Wilfahrt of Minneapolis, says his nephew was a talented musician who had found purpose in life in the Army.
Survivors include his parents, a brother and a sister. Funeral arrangements are pending.