The U.S. Army Reserve's 104th Training Division (Leadership Training) headquarters building on Joint Base Lewis-McChord was dedicated April 9 to Staff Sgt. Coby G.Schwab, a Colorado native and Puyallup resident who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007.

Schwab, 25, who while on active duty had worked with the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team on JBLM, was serving as an engineer with the 321st Engineer Battalion, 416th Engineer Command in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when he was killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

About 200 of Schwab's family, friends and fellow Timberwolves gathered to pay tribute and remember the Soldier who, "selflessly, with determination, humor, grit and uncompromising spirit of duty ... gave his life," said Brig. Gen. Daniel York, commander of the 104th Training Division (LT), during the ceremony.

Lt. Col. Martin Hunt, one of Schwab's commanders during the Task Force Pathfinder deployment, recalled the night Schwab was killed and related how Schwab and his fellow Soldiers accomplished their mission of making Iraq a safer place.

"Your son made a difference," he said to Schwab's mother, Jane Hanson, who lives in Hendersonville, Nev.

The Staff Sgt. Coby G. Schwab United States Army Reserve Center, located amid a sprawling complex of buildings adjacent to the JBLM Logistics Center, houses the headquarters of the 104th Training Division (LT), which moved to JBLM last summer from Vancouver, Wash. as a part of the Army's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. More than 20 different USAR units from around the country work with the 104th to coordinate leadership training, including for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) instructors, said Maj. Alex Johnson, spokesman for the 104th.

The building's foyer includes a photo and plaque recognizing Schwab's sacrifice, as well as a glass enclosure that includes a display of his military mementos. Schwab's family was surprised when they heard that the building would be named in his honor, said Don Hanson, Schwab's stepfather."They chose him because he was special," he said. "He didn't think about himself, and would say he was just doing his job."