Major Dan Fritz (Verdon, NE, Army, Iraq)

Verdon, Neb., native Dan Fritz is an active duty member of the Nebraska Army National Guard. He has served since 2008, when he joined the Army upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His service is highlighted by a tour of duty in Iraq, where his actions as a platoon leader and company commander were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. Dan's brother, Army 1st Lieutenant Jacob Fritz, was killed ruing a raid in Karbala, Iraq in 2007. Jacob is one of the 84 Nebraskans who made the ultimate sacrifice since 9/11 that was honored at the Remembering Our Fallen display at the Husker Nation Pavilion on Oct. 26, 2019.