Michael Sutter

During his time at Andrew High School, Mike Sutter was involved in swimming, wrestling, soccer and football. His true love, however, was Judo. He competed on the state, national and international levels. After graduating high school, he served in the United States Army. He received many honors such as the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Achievement Medal (five-time recipient) and many, many more. On December 26th, 2004, Sergeant Michael Sutter was carrying out one of the most dangerous missions of any member of the Armed Forces. In Baghdad, as a member of the 741st Ordnance Company, he was fatally wounded while neutralizing two powerful explosives.