
Spc. Carrie L. French, 19, of Caldwell, died Sunday in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive exploded and hit a convoy vehicle in which she was riding.
French was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 145th Support Battalion, Boise, Idaho.
“Carrie was a fun-loving young woman with a warm heart and a desire to serve,” the family said in a statement. “She was loved by everyone who knew her and she will be dearly missed.”
“The Idaho National Guard military family is terribly saddened at the loss of Spc. Carrie French,” said Maj. Gen. Larry Lafrenz, Idaho adjutant general. “Her sacrifice brings home ever so clearly the fact that freedom is never...