Spc. Toccara R. Green Died: 14 Aug 05 in Al Asad, Iraq. 23 yrs old. 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, NY SPC Green died when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations.
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Pfc. LaVena Lynn Johnson Died: 19 Jul 05 in Balad, Iraq. 19 yrs old. 129th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY PFC Johnson died of non-combat related injuries, under disputed circumstances. (source: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93493468 …)
SFC Tricia L. Jameson Died: 14 Jul 05. Trebil, Iraq. 34 yrs old. 313th Medical Company, Lincoln, NE SFC Jameson, a health care specialist, was responding to a casualty incident when a secondary improvised explosive device detonated near her location.
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PO1 Regina R. Clark Died: 23 Jun 05 in Fallujah, Iraq. 43 years. Naval Construction Regiment Detachment 30, Port Hueneme, CA., assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). PO1 Clark died from wounds sustained when a suicide, vehicle-borne IED struck her vehicle.
Cpl. Ramona M. Valdez Died: 23 Jun 05, Fallujah, Iraq. 20 yrs old. Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC Cpl Valdez died from when a suicide, vehicle-borne IED struck her vehicle.
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Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette Died: 23 Jun 05, Fallujah, Iraq. 21 yrs old. Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC Lance Cpl Charette died from wounds sustained when a suicide, vehicle-borne, IED struck her vehicle.
Spc. Carrie L. French 145th Support Battalion, Boise, Idaho. Died: 5 Jun 05 in Kirkuk, Iraq. 19 yrs old. SPC French died when an improvised explosive device hit the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenPfc. Sam W. Huff Died: 18 Apr 05 in Baghdad, Iraq. 18 yrs old. 170th Military Police Company, 504th MP Battalion, 42nd MP Brigade, Fort Lewis, WA PFC Huff died of injuries sustained when an IED detonated near her HMMWV.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen Photo: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/swhuff.htm
Spc. Aleina Ramirez-Gonzalez Died: 15 Apr 05 in Tikrit, Iraq. 33 yrs old. 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA SPC Ramirez-Gonzalez died when a mortar struck her forward operating base.
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Spc. Adriana N. Salem Died: 4 Mar 05 in Remagen, Iraq. 21 yrs old. 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA SPC Salem died when her military vehicle rolled over.
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Spc. Lizbeth Robles 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, CO Died: 1 Mar 05 at the 228th CSH in Tikirt, Iraq. 31 yrs old. SPC Robles died from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident Feb. 28, in Bayji, Iraq.
Spc. Katrina L. Bell-Johnson 418th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, TX Died: 16 Feb 05 in Baqubah, Iraq. 32 yrs old. SPC Bell-Johnson died when she was involved in a vehicle accident.
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Sgt. Jessica M. Housby Died: 9 Feb 05, in Route Golden, Iraq. 23 yrs old. 1644th Transportation Company, Rock Falls, IL SGT Housby died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy.
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Sgt. Tina S. Time Died: 13 Dec 04, near Cedar, Iraq. 22 yrs old. 208th Transportation Company, Tucson, AZ SGT Time died as a result of a vehicle accident.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen (photo: Screenshot)
Sgt. Cari A. Gasiewicz Died: 4 Dec 04, Baqubah, Iraq. 28 years. 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th MI Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA SGT Gasiewicz died when two improvised explosive devices detonated near her convoy.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen (US Army photo)
Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne Died: 11 Oct 04, Baghdad, Iraq. 38 yrs old. Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX SGT Osbourne died as a result of a rocket attack on her camp.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen (Courtesy photo)
Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey Died: 6 Oct 04, Fallujah, Iraq. 21 years 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, IL SPC Cawvey died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.
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Staff Sgt. Gina R. Sparks 115th Field Hospital, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, LA Died: 4 Oct 04, Fort Polk, LA. 35 yrs. SSG Sparks died after being medically evacuated from Iraq as a result of a non-combat related incident.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSgt. Shawna M. Morrison 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, IL Died: 5 Sep 04, Baghdad, Iraq. 26 yrs old. SGT Morrison died as a result of a mortar attack.
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Sgt. Tatjana Reed 66th Transportation Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany Died: 22 July 04, Samarra, Iraq. 34 yrs old. SGT Reed was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSFC Linda Ann Tarango-Griess 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, NE. Died: 11 July 04, Samarra, Iraq. 33 yrs old. SFC Tarango-Griess was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenPfc. Melissa J. Hobart E Company, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 6 June 04, Baghdad, Iraq. 22 yrs old. PFC Hobart died after collapsing while on guard duty.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen (Army photo)
Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson A Company, 115th FSB, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX Died: 20 May 04, Baghdad, Iraq. 18 yrs old. PFC Jackson died when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as it was returning to Camp Eagle.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSpc. Isela Rubalcava Died: 8 May 04, Mosul, Iraq. 26 yrs old. 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, WA SPC Rubalcava died when a mortar round hit near her.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSpc. Michelle M. Witmer 32nd Military Police Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard Died: 9 Apr 04, Baghdad, Iraq. 20 yrs old. SPC Witmer died when the vehicle in which she was riding came under attack with small arms fire and an IED. (Photo via The Highground).
Spc. Tyanna S. Avery-Felder Died: 7 Apr 04, Balad, Iraq. 22 yrs old. 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA SPC Felder died of injuries sustained in Mosul when her vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device.
#MemorialDayCapt. Gussie M. Jones Died: 7 Mar 04, Baghdad, Iraq. 41 yrs old. 31st Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bliss, TX CPT Jones was a medical surgical nurse whose death was as a result of a non-combat related cause.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen (Photo via Army Nurse Corps Association)
Pfc. Nichole M. Frye Died: 16 Feb 0 4, Baqubah, Iraq. 20 yrs. Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo, MI PFC Frye died when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenPfc. Holly J. McGeogh Died: 31 Jan 04, Kirkuk, Iraq. 20 yrs old. Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, TX PFC McGeogh died when her vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Iraq.
#MemorialDaySgt. Keicia M. Hines 108th Military Police, Combat Support Co., Fort Bragg, N.C. Died: 14 Jan 04, Mosul, Iraq. 27 yrs old. Sgt. Hines died when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomen (AP/Sacramento Bee photo via DoD)
Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton Died: 2 Jan 04, Fallujah, Iraq. 27 yrs old. 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC CPT Hampton was the pilot of a Kiowa, OH-58, Helicopter when it was shot down by enemy fire. She died from her injuries.
Staff Sgt. Kimberly Voelz Died: 14 Dec 03, Iskandariyah, Iraq. 26 yrs old. 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, KY SSG Voelz was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call when an improvised explosive device detonated.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSgt. Linda C. Jimenez Died: 8 Nov 03. 39 yrs old. 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, LA SGT Jimeniz died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C., as a result of non-combat related injuries.
#ServiceWomenCWO5 Sharon T. Swartworth Died: 7 Nov 03, Tikrit, Iraq. 44 yrs old. HQDA, Office of the Judge Advocate General CWO5 Swartworth was killed when the helicopter she was riding in was hit by a surface-to-air missile.
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Spc. Frances M. Vega Died: 2 Nov 03, Al Fallujah, Iraq. 20 yrs old. 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, TX SPC Vega died when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which she was riding was hit by a surface-to-air missile and crashed.
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Pfc. Karina S. Lau Died: 2 Nov 03, Al Fallujah, Iraq. 20 yrs old. 16th Signal Battalion, Fort Hood, TX PFC Lau died when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which she was riding was hit by a surface-to-air missile and crashed.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenPfc. Rachel Kristen Heather Bosveld Died: 26 Oct 03, Abu Ghraib, Iraq. 20 yrs old. 527th Military Police Company., V Corps, Giessen, Germany PFC Bosveld was fatally injured during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSeaman Fireman Jakia S. Cannon Died: 25 Oct 03. 20 yrs old. FN Cannon died of natural causes aboard the USS Enterprise which was underway in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSpc. Tamarra J. Ramos Died: 1 Oct 03, 24 yrs old. 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. SPC Ramos died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington D.C., as a result non-combat related injuries.
Pfc. Analaura Esparza-Gutierrez Died: 1 Oct 03, Tikrit, Iraq. 22 yrs old. A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. PFC Esparza Gutierrez died when her convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket propelled grenades.
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSpc. Alyssa R. Peterson Died: 15 Sep 03, Tal Afar, Iraq, 27 yrs old. C Company, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY SPC Peterson died from a “non-hostile weapons discharge.”
#MemorialDay#ServiceWomenSgt. Melissa Valles Died: 9 Jul 03, Balad, Iraq. 26 yrs old. B Company, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, CO SGT Valles died of non-combat injuries after receiving a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
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Spc. Lori A. Piestewa Died: 23 Mar 03, 24 years old. Unit: 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas. Spc. Piestewa was the first woman to die in the Iraq War and is the first known Native American service woman to die in combat.
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In tribute to the 168 service women who have laid down their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq while protecting our nation
@Servicewomen will be honoring them by name so that their sacrifice may never be forgotten.#MemorialDay For our fallen Women Warriors: Begin ***Roll Call***“With a heavy heart and tears running down her face, Judith Casselberry opened her arms to receive a folded American flag in the summer of 2006 – the year she…
- تم إعادة تغريدها بواسطة Service Women (SWAN)المزيد
And shout out to
@Servicewomen and@nwlc for their partnership on this amendment and extensive work on this issue. The core of our mission is hope and healing…not just learning to survive but to thrive.—Bonnie Carroll, founder
@TAPSorg, Survivor SeminarOn Memorial Day we honor the men and women who have laid down their lives in service to our nation. To honor our sisters-in-arms, SWAN will be conducting a final roll call, starting at midnight today, of the 168 women who have died serving in Afghanistan & Iraq.
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DC area military community! “2018 TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar & Good Grief Camp started today and they’re still short nearly 90 military/veteran mentors for our Gold Star kids. You can still register through 9 pm tonight!
#MemorialDay https://www.facebook.com/events/1931039400244241/ …- تم إعادة تغريدها بواسطة Service Women (SWAN)
We are LOVING the applications coming in from military-connected women writers for our
#TuscanyWriteaway scholarship! (Deadline 5/31)@USWomenVeterans@ladyvets@SwordsWomenVets@MinorityWVets@WomenVetsRock@Servicewomen http://booksmakeadifference.com/tuscany-writeaway-scholarship/ …
This Marine Will Be The Corps 1st Female Lt. General In 9 Years.
“Showing on
#MemorialDay Monday, May 28 on Independent Lens | PBS: These warriors’ hearts beat with the strength of mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives. Served Like A Girl, next on PBS → https://to.pbs.org/2pNF9DE ” https://www.facebook.com/servicewomen/posts/10155275301540800 …“The Women In Military Service For America Memorial, located at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery, is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., daily. The Memorial is easily accessible by Metro (Blue Line -… https://www.facebook.com/servicewomen/posts/10155275304065800 …
“Dovey Johnson Roundtree, a Washington criminal-defense lawyer and…
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is expected to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this week (May 23-May 25). The full Senate vote on the NDAA is likely to come after the Memorial… https://mailchi.mp/servicewomen.org/passmjia-take-action-now-231747 …
- تم إعادة تغريدها بواسطة Service Women (SWAN)
Have you called your Senator to urge support of MJIA? https://goo.gl/vPSwk4
#PassMJIA#EndMilitaryRape#MeToo
#MeTooMilitary@Servicewomen - تم إعادة تغريدها بواسطة Service Women (SWAN)المزيد
I just called my state Senators and urged them to support the Military Justice Improvement Act. All service members should serve without fear of sexual assault or harassment true “zero tolerance” means holding perpetrators accountable.
#PASSMJIA@Servicewomen Are you a Gulf War woman veteran? PBS is trying to find service women who want to be reunited with someone they served with in the Gulf War! Reach out to ‘We’ll Meet Again.’
“It was the boots. Weighing 17 pounds each, and sized much too big for her feet, they had toes that would point down no matter how hard she tried to lift her…
As of yesterday, three women veterans are one step closer to Congress: • Air Force Veteran MJ Hegar, who holds a Purple Heart…
Leaders First policy explained: “The Army is extolling its “Leaders First” initiative as the reason gender integration is succeeding, but in fact the policy is acting as a barrier…”
