Wagler, Peter (1987-2006)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Mar 6 p. 1

Birth date: 1987

Soldier's death hits close to home for plain community

By Robert Rhodes

Mennonite Weekly Review

Partridge, Kan. — When Peter Wagler joined the Army in September 2004, it wasn't the career choice his parents would have preferred.

The country was at war in Iraq, and the family's faith heritage taught that taking up the sword or doing other violence is wrong.

Still, the intelligent 17-year-old — home-schooled, precocious and brimming with initiative — had his mid made up. convincing his family to accept his decision was another matter.