Rosenberg was killed by a car bomb at a checkpoint in Khaldiya Jan. 24, 2004. Family members remembered him as fearless, inspiring his wife Misty to share his belief that nothing would go wrong while he was in Iraq. He was fond of fly-fishing and playing hockey, and was considering making the military his career. His mother said before he went to Iraq, she asked if he was scared. "It’s my job — it’s what I’m trained to do," he said.