Trevor A. Blumberg
Sergeant, United States Army
August 1, 1981 – September 14, 2003
Age – 22
Canton, MI
Operation Iraqi Freedom
1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC
Killed when his vehicle was hit by two improvised explosive devices while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq.
Army Sgt. Blumberg was assigned to 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Blumberg was on patrol on the western edge of Fallujah. His humvee was turning around in a gap in the four-lane highway’s guardrails, when two improvised explosive devices struck his vehicle.
Trevor was small for an offensive lineman on his high school football team, standing about 5-foot-7 and weighing about 165 pounds. Still, he worked harder than anyone else on the team. He always gave 100 percent in everything he did, whether it was playing football, hitting the books or serving his country. One of his teachers was celebrating his daughter’s fourth birthday at Chuck E. Cheese’s, when the signature giant mouse pulled him to the side. “Hey, it’s me, Trevor,” the mouse whispered in his ear. He had no idea the popular senior football player moonlighted as a masked mouse. He was a good football player, but he also had that caring side, that sensitive side.
He was well liked in his military company and in the platoon; he always smiled, always carried on. Staff Sgt. Kyle Foster, who was commanding the vehicle Trevor was in said this, “I hate to put it this way, but there are soldiers that you can kill and it wouldn’t affect the company. This time they picked the best one to kill to break morale.
His parents built a retreat in Northern Michigan in Trevor’s memory for those who fought for this great country called Blum’s Landing.
“Dear War on Terror Vets/Service Personnel, Blum’s Landing welcomes you! You are cordially invited to visit our bed and breakfast retreat to enjoy the beauty and the tranquility of Northern Michigan. This labor of love, in honor of our son Sgt. Trevor A. Blumberg, has been completed with the support and hard work of many like-minded volunteers and veteran organizations. The sole purpose is to say thanks to you for your service. You have sacrificed much to defend and protect our freedoms. Sincerely, The Blumberg Family “