Darrell L. Fernandez
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Age: 25
From: Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Army Sgt. Darrell L. Fernandez died Jan. 31 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle accident.
Died: January 31, 2009
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Fort Carson soldier dies after Iraq vehicle wreck
The Associated Press
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Defense Department says a Fort Carson soldier from New Mexico died after a vehicle accident in Iraq.
The military said Wednesday that Spc. Darrell L. Fernandez died Saturday in Kirkuk. The accident is under investigation.
The 25-year-old Fernandez was from Truth or Consequences, N.M. He graduated from Hot Springs High School and married his high school sweetheart, Katrina, shortly after graduation, said his father-in-law, Richard Fair.
His grandmother, Ida Hamilton, 70, said Fernandez had been injured by shrapnel on his second tour of Iraq in 2006, and fought to recover so he could return to Iraq.
“It’s been real rough for all of us,” she said. “He did not say why he wanted to go back.”
Hot Springs High teacher Harry...