Posted on 11/12/2007 10:37:25 AM PST by RDTF
Two soldiers from Alaska were among four killed in Iraq on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee, the U.S. Department of Defense said today.
Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis, 34, of Anchorage and Sgt. Derek T. Stenroos, 24, of North Pole were serving with a unit from Fort Drum, N.Y., post spokesmen said in a written statement. They died during combat operations in Tal Al-Dahab, Iraq.
Davis was assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). Stenroos was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
Davis was a health care specialist, according to the statement from Fort Drum. She joined the Army in October 1994. Her first assignment was with Company B, Area Support Medical Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas.
Davis also served at Camp Casey, South Korea, and was assigned to Fort Drum in April 2007.
Stenroos was a military policeman. He joined the Army in January 2004 and was assigned to the 1st Brigade in June 2004.
Also killed were Pfc. Adam J. Muller, 21, of Underhill, Vt., and Staff Sgt. John D. Linde, 30, of New York City.
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Davis was a medic. Looks like she had wings, so she was probably a flight medic at one point as well.
the other link I posted above said she was indeed a flight medic
These roadside bombs are really taking a toll on our brave warriors and it breaks my heart to read about our losses.
God Bless them, their families and their comrades.
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