Warden Wire: Fallen Beloit soldier inspires recruit award, scholarship
'You are what Tyler Kreinz never got to be. Make the most of it'
Tyler Kreinz was number 14. Forever 21, the fallen Beloit soldier’s legacy walked with the 13 recruits across the long graduation stage on July 6 and into the Wisconsin Conservation Warden Service in front of families and friends. Seated near the back of the audience in the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy room at Fort McCoy were David and Mary Kreinz. The man who got the word on Father’s Day 2011 that his gentleman son had become a casualty of war sat quietly and tall in his chair next to his wife, as they witnessed a ceremony rich with tradition and inspirational speeches they hoped their son would experience. But that dream ended on June 18, 2011. Tyler, who at 12 was so moved by the September 11 terrorist attacks that he joined the country’s military at 18, was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. Read more: