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Carla J Stewart
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Name: Army Spc. Carla J. Stewart
Age: 37
From: Sun Valley, Calif.
Assigned to the 250th Transportation Company, El Monte, Calif.
Incident: Army Spc. Carla J. Stewart died Jan. 28 of wounds sustained when her convoy vehicle rolled over.
Died: January 28, 2007
Glendale soldier dies after joining Army at age 35
The Associated Press
Age: 37
From: Sun Valley, Calif.
Assigned to the 250th Transportation Company, El Monte, Calif.
Incident: Army Spc. Carla J. Stewart died Jan. 28 of wounds sustained when her convoy vehicle rolled over.
Died: January 28, 2007
Glendale soldier dies after joining Army at age 35
The Associated Press
GLENDALE, Calif. — Eighteen years after then-teenager Carla J. Stewart felt the call to serve her country, she enlisted in the Army Reserves and reveled in the honor of wearing military fatigues.
“She would say, ‘Mom, this uniform feels so right,’” Emmy Aprahamian said Tuesday, holding a photograph of her daughter.
The 37-year-old Army specialist, assigned to the 250th Transportation Company in El Monte, was killed in Tallil, Iraq, on Sunday when her convoy vehicle rolled over.
Stewart first considered joining the military when she was 17 but didn’t enlist until she was 35.
“She cared a lot for this country,” her mother said tearfully. “She...
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the 250th Transportation Company, El Monte, Calif.
Incident
Army Spc. Carla J. Stewart died Jan. 28 of wounds sustained when her convoy vehicle rolled over.
Prayers & Messages
Carla J Stewart
2007-04-12
I knew Carla a few years ago and used to dance with her at the college before she joined....I found out a few months after she died that she was gone and wish I would have known sooner and kept in touch with her longer.....I pray for her and her family