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This is the official site for the Jeremy Katzenberger Memorial Triathlon. This event is held on the Sunday after Labor Day each year on Weatherby Lake, Missouri. It is in honor of fallen soldier, Jeremy Katzenberger, who grew up on the lake and is a true American Hero!
This year's event will be on Sunday, September 9, 2018!
Registration is now open! Click the Registration Tab to get started!
This year's event will be on Sunday, September 9, 2018!
Registration is now open! Click the Registration Tab to get started!
Our Local Hero, Jeremy Katzenberger
Staff Sgt. Jeremy Andrew Katzenberger, 26, was killed, June 14, 2011, by enemy forces during a heavy firefight while conducting combat operations in Paktika province, Afghanistan.
Katzenberger was a squad leader assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was on his eighth deployment in support of Overseas Contingency Operations, with four previous deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan.
He was born Nov. 2, 1984, in Kansas City, Mo. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 2004 from his hometown of Weatherby Lake, Mo.
Katzenberger completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga., as an infantryman. After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course there, he was assigned to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at Fort Benning.
He graduated from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program and was then assigned to Co. B, 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment, in April 2005 where he served as a rifleman, automatic rifleman, team leader and Ranger squad leader.
His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, U.S. Army Ranger Course, Warrior Leader Course and U.S. Army Jumpmaster School.
Katzenberger's awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.
He has also been awarded the Air Medal, three Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, three Afghanistan Campaign Medals, four Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and three Overseas Service Ribbons.
Rangers Lead the Way!
(The above is from Facebook Post of the 75th Ranger Regiment - Fort Benning, GA)
Katzenberger was a squad leader assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. He was on his eighth deployment in support of Overseas Contingency Operations, with four previous deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan.
He was born Nov. 2, 1984, in Kansas City, Mo. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in October 2004 from his hometown of Weatherby Lake, Mo.
Katzenberger completed One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga., as an infantryman. After graduating from the Basic Airborne Course there, he was assigned to the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program at Fort Benning.
He graduated from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program and was then assigned to Co. B, 1st Bn., 75th Ranger Regiment, in April 2005 where he served as a rifleman, automatic rifleman, team leader and Ranger squad leader.
His military education includes the Basic Airborne Course, Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, U.S. Army Ranger Course, Warrior Leader Course and U.S. Army Jumpmaster School.
Katzenberger's awards and decorations include the Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, and the Parachutist Badge.
He has also been awarded the Air Medal, three Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, three Afghanistan Campaign Medals, four Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and three Overseas Service Ribbons.
Rangers Lead the Way!
(The above is from Facebook Post of the 75th Ranger Regiment - Fort Benning, GA)
Proceeds benefit...
Sua Sponte Foundation
Recently, a new 501c Non-Profit Organization, the Sua Sponte Foundation, was formed to support the men of 1st Ranger Battalion and their families. Specifically, the organization is designed to provide the needs of the wounded and those who lost their husbands in combat, as well as their families who give everything for our freedoms.