Sgt. Derek T. Stenroos |
Sgt. Derek T. Stenroos, from North Pole, died Nov. 5 when a roadside bomb exploded near his armored vehicle.
Stenroos, 24, was a military policeman assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Stenroos was a 2001 graduate of North Pole High School and became the alumni killed in Iraq.
Friends and family say he'd dreamed of returning to Alaska and serving as a State Trooper.
