Stenroos, Derek Thomas
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Verified SGT Stenroos, Derek Thomas, 24, a native of NORTH POLE, AK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 1 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 5, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? HHC, 1ST BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 1 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY ? serving as SGT, Stenroos, Derek Thomas was 24 and came from NORTH POLE, AK.
November 5, 2007 ? Stenroos, Derek Thomas died in TAL AL-ADAHAB, IRAQ, HOSTILE. The Department of Defense confirmed his death in 2007.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Stenroos, Derek Thomas was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
