A deadly week for Maryland troops serving in Iraq got worse Friday when the Defense Department announced the death of a Randallstown soldier killed by a roadside bomb.
Frederick was the fifth Maryland war fatality in five days. On Oct. 14 three members of the Maryland National Guard died in a convoy accident in Al Taji, making them the first state guardsmen killed in overseas duty since World War II. And the same day Frederick died, a 21-year-old Parkton Marine was killed by a suicide car bomber in Karabilah.
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| Spc. Kendall K. Frederick, 21 |
Army Spc. Kendall K. Frederick, 21, was working on a convoy Oct. 19 near Tikrit when an improvised explosive device was set off near his vehicle. He was with the Army Reserve’s 983rd Engineer Battalion based in
Monclova, Ohio, where he was a power generator mechanic.Frederick was the fifth Maryland war fatality in five days. On Oct. 14 three members of the Maryland National Guard died in a convoy accident in Al Taji, making them the first state guardsmen killed in overseas duty since World War II. And the same day Frederick died, a 21-year-old Parkton Marine was killed by a suicide car bomber in Karabilah.
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