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Bomb took life of soldier

KILLED
Maj. Scott Hagerty: He was a Stillwater High grad.

By JEFF BILLINGTON World Staff Writer
Published: 6/6/2008 2:05 AM
Last Modified: 6/11/2008 1:23 PM

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STILLWATER — A soldier from Stillwater who was killed Tuesday while serving in Afghanistan died when a roadside bomb exploded next to his military vehicle while on patrol, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Army Reserve Maj. Scott A. Hagerty, 41, a civil affairs officer assigned to the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion out of Pasadena, Texas, was killed alongside Pfc. Derek D. Holland, 20, of Wind Gap, Pa., who was assigned to the 228th Brigade Support Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Bethlehem, Pa.

The two soldiers died Tuesday in Zormat, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered the improvised explosive device.

Members of his family have declined to be interviewed but said in a statement that Hagerty was proud to have served his country.

"The Hagerty family is sincerely touched by the concern and interest all have taken in Scott's life. Scott was very proud of his career in the Army, and we know he died doing what he loved — serving his country. When called up for duty, he went willingly and proudly as a duty-bound soldier does.

"We would like to thank friends and his fellow soldiers in the Civil Affairs community for their sincere expressions of sympathy during this very difficult time. Your support

is appreciated as we mourn the loss of Scott who was a loving husband, a devoted father, a caring son and a selfless soldier.

"We are sincerely touched by your concern and interest in Scott's life, please remember the sacrifice made by him and many others, and keep his family and friends close in your heart and prayers."

Hagerty was born Sept. 1, 1966, in Muskogee, and was a 1984 graduate of Stillwater High School. He entered into the delayed entry program of the Army while a senior in high school.

During two active-duty enlistments, Hagerty became qualified as an Army infantryman and an air defense artilleryman, serving a 12-month tour in Korea. During his Army Reserve career, Hagerty was commissioned a field artillery officer and served in the branch for 11 years within the 291st Regiment in Oklahoma, until he transferred to the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command in 2004.

Hagerty also spent 2006 and 2007 stationed in Africa, where he helped repair water wells in northern Uganda. His first deployment was to Iraq from October 2004 to August 2005.

Hagerty served in three civil affairs battalions, the 486th stationed in Tulsa; the 411th in Danbury, Conn., and the 413th in Lubbock, Texas, before being reassigned to the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion in Pasadena, Texas, from which he was deployed with his unit to Afghanistan.

Throughout his military career, Hagerty received several honors, among them two Meritorious Service Medals, a Joint Service Commendation Medal and two Army Commendation Medals.

After almost 3 1/2 years as an ROTC cadet at Oklahoma State University, where in 1993 he received a bachelor's degree in political science, pre-law and international relations, Hagerty received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve.

He is survived by his wife, Daphne; their two sons, Jonathan Barrett and Samuel Aren; and his parents, Don and Shirley Hagerty of Stillwater.

Jeff Billington 581-8369
jeff.billington@tulsaworld.com
By JEFF BILLINGTON World Staff Writer

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	Report Comment BULLDOG, (6/6/2008 11:45:01 AM) IT IS MEN LIKE THESE TWO THAT ARE WILLING TO GIVE EVERYTHING THAT KEEP OUR COUNTRY FREE,
	Report Comment Damajah, University of Kansas (6/7/2008 9:50:16 AM) we surrendered the initiative to the insurgents in Afghanistan, gave them breathing room while we were tied down in Iraq, and allowed them to recruit, re-train, and most importantly, re-arm. IED's are only a recent addition to their tactics, as well as suicide bombers. I expect to see surface-to-air missiles, and long-range rogkets and artillery next, and I have a sneaking suspicion that Russia is somehow involved, getting their revenge, when were supplied weapons to the Mujahadeen in their war against the Russians. It would be poetic justice wouldn't it?
	Report Comment Damajah, University of Kansas (6/7/2008 10:15:39 AM) Joe-Allen: In case you haven't heard, the Vietnam War ended in 1975, and we LOST. Who brags about playing on the losing team? stop trying to steal the spotlight from the OEF/OIF soldiers, or I'll write a book exposing the myths about the "forgotten" Vietnam War veterans.

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