 Anchorage Daily News -- FAIRBANKS -- A soldier from Fort Wainwright's Stryker unit has died in Iraq.

Lt. William K. Jernigan, a 35-year-old Doralville, Ga., native, died of injuries sustained in a noncombat-related incident.
The Defense Department says the incident is under investigation.
Jernigan was assigned to the Headquarters Company, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry.
Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday said she will send an Alaska state flag and a letter of condolence to his family.
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Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
A grateful citizen