Sunday, February 9th, 2025- Army Specialist Jacob Dohrenwend

Milford, Ohio

Iraqi Freedom

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By: PJ O’Keefe, WCPO Digital / By: Contributed by: Ian Preuth

…Dohrenwend was a 2008 graduate of Milford High School. He is the 11th soldier with ties to Clermont County that has died since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003.
“He was a wonderful student, a lot of people are really upset,” said Tim Ackerman, the director of human resources at Milford High School.

Dohrenwend’s family says in an e-mail that the day Jacob turned 18, he did two things: Registered to vote and enlisted in the Army.
“He was a wonderful brother, son, and friend. He loved his family, friends, his country, and the Army,” said his family in the e-mail. “When he wasn’t playing video games with friends, he was serving the community by volunteering at the library or a nursing home.”

Dohrenwend’s family says Lt. Commander told them Jacob was an exemplary soldier who took care of his fellow soldiers. “He told us that Jacob was very concerned about the children of Iraq and used his own money to buy them whatever he could,” the family said in an e-mail.

Jacob wrote an article before he was deployed. It is called Freedom and says, in part, “Each person has their own set of values; I value freedom above all else. I joined the Army not for adventure or money, but because I feel it is my duty to defend the freedoms I hold so dear. I’m not a person able to stand by and enjoy the luxuries of this country while others fight and die for this magnificent country.” …