Stuart M. Anderson
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Age: 44
From: Peosta, Iowa
Assigned to the 3rd Corps Support Command, Army Reserve, Des Moines, Iowa
Incident: Army Maj. Stuart M. Anderson was killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also
Died: January 07, 2006
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Slain soldier remembered as a family man
DUBUQUE, Iowa — An Iowa soldier who died in a helicopter crash in Iraq earlier this month was remembered at funeral services Thursday.
Maj. Stuart Anderson, 44, of Peosta, was on his second tour of duty in the Gulf region when the Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on Jan. 7 in northern Iraq. Seven other soldiers and four civilians were also killed in the crash.
Anderson was a member of the Army Reserve’s 3rd Corps Support Command in Des Moines. A welder, he would have been home this fall, his family has said.
Anderson’s funeral was held at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Dubuque. His family requested that no media attend the services.
Anderson is survived by his wife, Tori, and daughters, Kirsten and Keely.
After his death, friends remembered Anderson as a family man who enjoyed his time as a soldier.
“He was very proud of being in...
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We Thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name
Now all we have are memories
And your pictures in a frame
Your memory is our keepsake
For which we'll never part
God has you in His keeping
We have you in our heart
May God Bless you and your loved ones for what you have done for your country