Andrew J. Derrick
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Age: 25
From: Columbia, S.C.
Assigned to the 411th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Sgt. Andrew J. Derrick was killed Sept. 23 when his dismounted team came under attack by enemy forces using small-arms fire near Baghdad.
Died: September 23, 2005
Small-arms fire kills soldier near Baghdad
In his last call home, Andrew J. Derrick said he was hungry for a steak and wanted to go to the South Carolina-Vanderbilt football game.
“He was very tired,” said his stepfather, Carey Shealy. “It was 2 a.m. his time when he called, and he had had just four hours of sleep. He had been working 20-hour days. He said he couldn’t wait to get home to see us.”
Derrick, 25, of Columbia, S.C., was killed Sept. 23 by small-arms fire near Baghdad. He was assigned to Fort Hood and had previously served in Bosnia and South Korea.
“He was just the sweetest,” said his aunt, Barbara Rainey.
“It was always, what can I do for you?”
He was a graduate of Marion Military Institute, lettering in varsity football, baseball and basketball. He was named the class of 1998’s “Best All Round Athlete” and was named to Alabama’s All
Star Baseball Team in 1998. He later attended Francis Marion...
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