Lukas Schultz

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Lukas Wilhelm Schultz (August 19th, 1940 - November 2004) was an American educator, philanthropist, politician, and businessman who served as the 47th Vice President of the United States. Schultz served as the Secretary of State under the Lynnswagger administration from 2000 until President Lynnswagger's resignation in 2001. Schultz is the founder and CEO of The Schultz Foundation, the military news organization FUBAR TV, and the record label Prophecy Records.

Early Life
Lukas Wilhelm Schultz was born on August 19th, 1940 to a lower middle-class family heavily affected by the great depression in Cincinnati, Ohio in the families home. Schultz was the 2nd child of his parents Liam & Dorothy, but his brother Leonidas (b.1936) passed away due to a terminal birth defect in 1938. Schultz grew up in a heavily catholic household, attended church every Sunday and Wednesday. Schultz's uncle, Gordon Schultz, was a big influence on the young boy. Schultz's looked up to his uncle due to his heroic service in the first World War. His uncle, Gordon (b. 1896 d.1981), fought at the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918 while serving in the marines. Gordon was injured in the right arm from artillery shrapnel while fighting off a wave of incoming Germans. While injured, Gordon picked up his rifle and held back the Germans with his good friend John. Gordon was given medical leave to go back home. In the summer of 1919, Gordon was awarded the Navy Cross for his gallantry. Schultz's remembers to this day seeing his uncle's Navy Cross above the families fireplace. His uncle influenced his ambition to serve in the U.S. military, which he succeeded in. Schultz attended a small catholic school in his neighborhood for most of his childhood, finding an interest in teaching. Schultz was a very behaved kid, known to stick to the books and stay out of trouble. This attracted bullies, which Schultz didn't mind much as his mother always told him "Little boys words don't mean a darn thing since they hadn't no experienced life."

Military Service
Schultz attended VMI (Virginia Military Institute) in August of 1964. Schultz decided to attend the military academy to obtain the skills of a military officer. In May of 1967, Schultz graduated from the VMI after completing his required 4 years quicker than most. After that, Schultz applied to the U.S. Army in June of 1967. In January of 1968, Schultz was off to boot camp. Schultz enjoyed boot camp, it was of course challenging in most instances but Schultz enjoyed the experienced and understood that the drill sergeants were only teaching him discipline and order. After boot camp, Schultz was recommended by his drill sergeants to attend OCS (Officer Candidate School) due to him having a bachelors degree and his perfect scores within boot camp. Schultz attended OCS in May of 1968, graduating from OCS in August. Schultz was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division as a 2nd Lieutenant. Schultz served one tour overseas in 1972 during Vietnam, in which he was injured in an ambush by forces of North Vietnam. Schultz was sent home on medical leave, in which he transferred into the Savannah National Guard reserve as a Captain. Schultz retired from the army in 1980.

Death
Schultz died in the Washington D.C. Medical Center due to a heart dystrophy with his 5th child, Lily Schultz, in the room with him unsupervised. Lily reported his death to Secret Service, and the news of his passing hit the nation minutes later. He is survived by his 7 children, Michael, John, Rebecca, Frederick, Lily, Melanie, and Anthony.