Lt. Col. Garnet R. Derby
Hometown: Missoula, Montana, U.S.
Age: 44 years old
Died: February 9, 2009 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Killed in Mosul, Iraq, when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle.
Related Links:
Honor guard meets fallen soldier at airport (Billings Gazette)
Soldiers at Mosul pay tribute to four fallen comrades (Stars and Stripes)
