A Gold Star family from Wentzville was in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Donald Trump. U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz was among 13 troops killed in the Abbey Gate attack ...

U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz was among 13 troops killed in the Abbey Gate attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021. He was 20. His parents, Mark and Jaclyn Schmitz, and the near ...