Name: Army Sgt. Derek T. Stenroos Age: 24 From: North Pole, Alaska; Assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; Incident: Army Sgt. Derek T. Stenroos died Nov. 5 in Tal Al-Dahab, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, Staff Sgt. John D. Linde and Pfc. Adam J. Muller.
Died:
November
05, 2007 Alaskans among Fort Drum soldiers killed in Iraq
The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Staff Sgt. Carletta Davis’s mother said her daughter seemed to sense something might go wrong this time when she was deployed again to Iraq.
Before she deployed, “She visited people she didn’t normally visit, I think because she knew something,” said Lavada Napier.
Davis, 34, who grew up in Anchorage, was one of two Alaskans killed Nov. 5 when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee in Tal Al-Dahab, Iraq.
Sgt. Derek Stenroos, 24, of North Pole, was also killed in the attack, along with two other soldiers with Fort Drum’s 1st Brigade C
Prayers & Condolences For: Derek T Stenroos BY Anonymous on Feb 22, 2010
Rest In Peace Soldier. Forever Our Hero.
Prayers & Condolences For: Derek T Stenroos BY Anonymous on Dec 20, 2009
he got what he deserved
Prayers & Condolences For: Derek T Stenroos BY Anonymous on Nov 26, 2007
I'VE BEEN IN THE ARMY SINCE '92. I'M NOW IN THE RESERVES. HOWEVER, I WORK FOR A MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANY AND AM WORKING HIS DEATH CLAIM PAPERWORK. I JUST HAD TO LOOK HIM UP AND SAY I'M SORRY, JOB WELL DONE MY FELLOW SOLDIER.
Prayers & Condolences For: Derek T Stenroos BY Anonymous on Nov 26, 2007
I'VE BEEN IN THE ARMY SINCE '92. I'M NOW IN THE RESERVES. HOWEVER, I WORK FOR A MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANY AND AM WORKING HIS DEATH CLAIM PAPERWORK. I JUST HAD TO LOOK HIM UP AND SAY I'M SORRY, JOB WELL DONE MY FELLOW SOLDIER.
Prayers & Condolences For: Derek T Stenroos BY Anonymous on Nov 13, 2007
God Bless him for his selfless gift and my God hold you close to him in this time i just lost my brother SPC Rush Jenkins on oct 30 th so the paine is all to fresh and real to me . Give it to God only he can carry you in this time , if you need some one to talk to my email is (Email Link) and my name is becky He will never be forgoten