Farley, Derek
Army Staff sergeant

Derek Farley, age 24, from Nassau, New York, Rensselaer county.

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Columbia High (2004)
Military history: 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. Purple Heart

Date of death: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Death details: Died at Bala Boluk, Farah, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated as he attempted to disarm it.

Source: Department of Defense, Troy Record, Military Times