Kiel High School Principal Dario Talerico said Krueger's visitation is tentatively scheduled to take place at the high school from 2 to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, with the funeral to follow. Kiel Mayor Bob Werdeo said dignitaries including Gov. Jim Doyle and possibly a two-star general from Fort Hood would visit Kiel those two days.

Krueger will be buried in Schleswig Cemetery in Rockville, near Kiel, after a private graveside service, Werdeo said. Arrangements are being handled by Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel.

President Barack Obama mentioned Krueger and the other 12 people killed by name in his remarks Tuesday at the Fort Hood memorial service. The president in his address said the fact that the soldiers died on American soil "makes the tragedy even more painful and even more incomprehensible."

"Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger was an athlete in high school, joined the Army shortly after 9/11 and had since returned home to speak to students about her experience," Obama said. "When her mother told her she couldn't take on Osama bin Laden by herself, Amy replied: 'Watch me.'"

Obama also praised 19-year-old Amber Bahr of Random Lake for helping other victims after being shot in the back, not realizing she had been hit. She was the only person mentioned by name among the 29 people wounded in the attack.

Krueger, a member of the Madison-based 467th Medical Detachment, had signed up for the U.S. Army Reserve the day after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. She saw her first action during a three-month tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2003 and rose to the rank of staff sergeant during her eight-year career.

Krueger was scheduled to be discharged in October 2010, but she was considering re-enlisting to pursue a career as a military police officer. She wore her military allegiance proudly, including a large tattoo on her back that features a flag, a gun, a military helmet, military boots and the words "All gave some, some gave all. Sacrifice."

Sunday, about 300 friends, family members, military personnel and community members gathered for a candlelight tribute to Krueger in Kiel's Veterans Park.

Filed by the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter