Kerry D. Scott
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| Age: |
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21 |
| Hometown: |
Mount Vernon, WA |
| Date of Death: |
10/6/2003 |
| Incident Location: |
Iskandariyah, Iraq |
| Branch of Military: |
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Army |
| Rank: |
Pfc. |
| Unit: |
1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division |
| Unit's Base: |
Fort Drum, N.Y. |
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Pfc. Kerry D. Scott loved to climb and hike in the Cascades near his home in northwest Washington. He liked to load his backpack and pockets with rocks when he hiked, to test his strength and endurance, and he hoped to one day hike the Pacific Crest Trail. "He called to tell me how strong he was after the last few weeks of Army training," said his father, David Scott. "He was packing some muscle." The 21-year-old soldier was killed Oct. 6 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, when a homemade bomb struck his convoy. He was based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Scott enlisted in the Army before he even finished high school in Concrete, Wash. He was mostly home-schooled, attending classes part-time at the high school and then an alternative school. "He was a nontraditional, free-thinking kid," said school counselor Bill Krause. Family members said the young soldier hoped one day to be a radiologist.