US Army: Private First Class Derek McConnell

US Army Private First Class Derek McConnell, twenty-three of North Caldwell, New Jersey, died on March 18 at Bethesda, from wounds sustained.

He was wounded by an IED, on July 23, 2001, while trying to save another injured soldier.

Since then he had spent his time in various military hospitals, fighting infections.

McConnell had been assigned Catamount, B Company, 2-87 at Fort Drum.