https://www.valorrun.org/161-heroes daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://www.valorrun.org/home daily 1.0 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592936558355-9ZY4KIR6SME8KQI4EE6X/home+page_tribute+run.jpg Home - 177 Mile Tribute Run Valor Run, Inc. works with runners interested in completing their own 177 mile tribute run in remembrance of the 177 women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan during combat operations in the Global War on Terror. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592936279635-6URGKVN7TTDGE1JQBM7I/home+page_trail+run.jpg Home - Trail Races Our races honor our post-9/11 servicewomen, especially those who died in support of combat operations. https://www.valorrun.org/about daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590614089840-42H10D85IOH9IJU6A8RS/Inaugural+Valor+Run+in+Washington+D.C. About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592412981366-SXQENTJLK11F34HN16VX/Missy+2nd+choice.jpg About Missy Cotter Smasal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592413071806-0TU56DDKL9CWCOO26E2X/Nancy_S._Lacore_%283%29.jpg About Nancy Lacore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/8f295e12-0e7b-4b1d-b7ff-43795d485271/Star+Hardison-Branding+Shoot--3%281%29.jpeg About Star Hardison https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592417536818-QCY1B2Z20MGAFU48KG7E/1CFF9949-6EA5-4CC5-A866-648B9C7C852F_1_201_a.jpeg About Susan Seaman Boré https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/71aeb105-b3b9-4af2-befb-28bd6a923811/Blacker_Nancy_20230202_GC59825_neb22_MSU.jpg About - Make it stand out Nancy Blacker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592417656456-A039W6B2441306DRM1GN/unnamed-6.jpg About Joe Waite https://www.valorrun.org/races-information-2 daily 0.75 2024-04-19 https://www.valorrun.org/161-mile-tribute-run daily 0.75 2021-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590605621206-Q24YU3SC2PSQVW7A35R8/DSC_1324-e1438117054828.jpg 177 Mile Tribute Run - Valor Run 160 - Seattle Bridget Guerrero, Former Major, US Marine Corps Bridget Guerrero began her 160 mile tribute run on July 23, 2015 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and finished on July 26 near JB Lewis-McChord. Bridget approached Valor Run after reading about the founding run in her college newsletter (Nancy and Bridget were classmates). A seasoned ultra-runner, Bridget completed 40 miles a day and raised more than $6,000 for Valor Run, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592404807968-O01DWJTYCH2CTKH6PKQD/FB_IMG_1578947458910.jpg 177 Mile Tribute Run - Valor Run 161 - Wyoming Pamela Torres, US Marine On May 26, 2019, Pamela Torres, a United States Marine, set out to run 161 miles from Cheyenne to Rawlins, Wyoming in honor of the 161 women who have died supporting combat operations since 9/11. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590606175053-VIU0I2B3VCELOCKYHM2O/combatrun_t600.jpg 177 Mile Tribute Run - Valor Run 161 - San Diego Maggie Seymour, Captain, US Marine Corps Michelle Gosselin, Lieutenant, US Navy Our first team run, Maggie and Michelle ran from Los Angeles to San Diego over four days beginning on February 25, 2016. Bridget's run in Seattle inspired this experienced ultra running duo to run 40 miles a day. They raised more than $9,000 for Valor Run, with a portion of the proceeds going to Team Red White & Blue (San Diego Chapter). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1594397381130-HXGODXBBHGF7D97ZCEA4/unnamed-6.jpg 177 Mile Tribute Run - Valor Run 161, Mid-Atlantic Courtney Johnson, Lieutenant Commander, US Navy Courtney Johnson began her five day 161 mile tribute run at NAS Oceana and completed it at the Women's Memorial in Arlington, VA. One week post deployment, Courtney kicked off her run with her promotion. She raised funds for Valor Run and Snowball Express. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590605473024-9M9E8YS7XCHVZ6JS87CP/DWFR33WIPRF3PETRDRISMX4FFM.jpg 177 Mile Tribute Run - The Founding Valor Run Nancy Lacore, US Navy Captain The founding Valor Run was in October 2014. It began in Chesapeake, VA on Oct. 12 and ended in Arlington, VA on Oct. 18. Nancy Lacore ran 25 miles each day, completing the final 10 miles a route from the Pentagon to the Women's Memorial at the foot of Arlington National Cemetery. 160 runners and walkers joined Nancy for the final 1/4 mile of the run. This event raised more than $33,000 for two nonprofit organizations, the Women's Memorial and the Combat Wounded Coalition (formerly Wounded Wear). Valor Run, Inc. developed out of this run. *since that run, the number of women killed during combat operations in Iraq or Afghanistan was confirmed at 161 https://www.valorrun.org/scholarship-all-info daily 0.75 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1595375908731-EZO5GFMF0Y66CER6SH86/105478096_2724785711133267_4318932792284820451_o.jpg Scholarship (all info) - Ethan Goyette Ethan will pursue a Mechanical Engineering degree this fall and had this to say about his mom: “My mom’s service to our nation gives me tremendous pride and as her son, I am proud to tell people that she is a Marine. She taught me the value of hard work and demonstrated what it means to never give up. She successfully balanced her dedication to the Marine Corps with her devotion to my family and we felt that love and support each and every day. Her commitment to always do the right thing and serve others inspires me to join the service after I graduate college.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1595375878754-J6EL7WYXGR6G3MZF5KP4/103632581_2720690328209472_2833706336862558572_o.jpg Scholarship (all info) - Alivia Giles Alivia will pursue a biology degree when she begins college in the fall and had this to say about her mom: “My mom has been serving in the military for 33 years and has shown me what it looks like to be courageous, driven, and successful. Although she has traveled a number of times throughout her career and has spent much time away, she has always been there to support every second of my life and I am very grateful for that. As I have witness her diligent service to individuals around the world, she truly motivates and continues to inspire me every day.” https://www.valorrun.org/support daily 0.75 2020-11-05 https://www.valorrun.org/operation-iraqi-freedom daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591132083542-83QZBJSRVP7GJ6C7RWZC/175c35552d54f028ae22ce32dabbc365.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Lance Corporal Stacy A. Dryden, USMC (North Canton, OH, 22 years) 1st Supply Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, CA Died: 19 Oct 08, Anbar province, Iraq LCpl. Dryden died from injuries sustained in a non-hostile incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133026034-67L1BOU1C2YTPN7T3XID/48049752_126605045741.jpg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Adriana Alvarez, USA (San Benito, TX, 20 years) 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA Died: 10 Feb 2010, Baghdad, IraqPFC “Dee” Alvarez died as a result of a gunshot wound while supporting combat operations. She joined the military to help with long term goal of a career in criminal justice. She left behind her parents and three sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590695951645-7ATBN8AA8E2KMMJLGG41/6f480da1352ad2a60ee22594f2e6d5bc.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Isela Rubalcava, USA (El Paso, TX, 26 years) 296th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, WA Died: 8 May 04, Mosul, Iraq SPC Rubalcava died when a mortar round hit near her. She was a graduate of Canutillo High School in El Paso where she grew up with two younger brothers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590800747412-K1O407FOEKAVA8R5ZQP9/30b137ababb5e0989a1ae7e5a1156514.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Toccara R. Green, USA (Rosedale, MD, 23 years) 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, NY Died: 14 Aug 05 in Al Asad, Iraq SPC Green died when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702236064-QXXEC8OTB11ZYKTB67BO/f5ea3d0181f2a844e53889c6ee23de10.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Carrie L. French, ID ARNG (Caldwell, ID, 19 years) 145th Support Battalion, Boise, Idaho. Died: 5 Jun 05 in Kirkuk, Iraq. SPC French died when an improvised explosive device hit the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated. French was the first woman from Idaho to die in Iraq. She was a varsity cheerleader at Caldwell High School. She planned to go to college and law school and joined the National Guard to help pay for college. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698663766-2IGI4YZSE30YFYQAC9K9/32200ea3d4797ed5df51e7f8ba26a6a2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Cari A. Gasiewicz, USA (Depew, NY, 28 years) 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 513th Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Gordon, GA Died: 4 Dec 04, Baqubah, Iraq SGT Gasiewicz was an interpreter. She died when two improvised explosive devices detonated near her convoy, one month before she was scheduled to redeploy to the US. She left behind her parents and a brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590696271596-EMFIAHF30LZM5IQ9BGGH/7610d61cbd5b86be247cbe83be7c2004.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Tatjana Reed, USA (Fort Campbell, KY, 34 years) 66th Transportation Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany Died: 22 July 04, Samarra, Iraq SGT Reed was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle. She was a heavy wheeled vehicle operator who left behind a 12 year old daughter. Reed was considered a morale booster in her unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801014690-X7A2T6WJSOJXP6UZNZ5X/ddb4cebf9181ef22166561c43f968193.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Regina C. Reali, USAR (Fresno, CA, 25 years) 351st Civil Affairs Command, Mountain View, CA Died: 23 Dec 05 in Baghdad, Iraq SGT Reali, a civil affairs specialist, died one week after her 25th birthday when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV. She is survived by her father and a brother who served in the Navy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591131901908-ACOMUZ15LA3SGUT8HU6E/fbcfa99e4b230f121da1ef57914880f6.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Renee Antoinette Deville, USAR (Glendale, MD, 44 years) 401st Civil Affairs Battalion, Webster, NY Died: 1 Sep 08, Walter Reed Army Medical Center SSG Deville died from wounds received in an Aug 2006 mortar attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698995315-87Q6HHZT713Y8HPK1FVL/22256d4bb16f9052c52afe7a300f68ec.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Adriana N. Salem, USA (Elk Grove Village, IL, 21 years) 3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA Died: 4 Mar 05 in Remagen, Iraq SPC Salem died when her military vehicle rolled over near Tikrit, Iraq. She graduated from Elk Grove High School and enlisted in the army after September 11. She was a dedicated athlete in high school, known to be at the gym to run and workout before school https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801326636-TGYXHW9GF8RP712QONJ1/0dd52653aa414af298933341848fa9f0.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Amy A. Duerksen, USA (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 19 years) 4th Combat Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 11 Mar 06 in Baghdad, Iraq PFC Duerksen died from a non-combat related injury. She was the third generation of a military family. Her father served as a Chaplain and her sister also served in the army. Duerksen is also survived by her mother Michelle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802104017-DDQ36MSP0TI7GY6YMOB8/3a698431025b9164fdd79914e2ad0ce6.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Major Megan M. McClung, USMC (Coupeville, WA, 34 years) I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, CA Died: 6 Dec 06, Al Anbar province, Iraq Maj McClung was serving as a Public Affairs Officer and combat correspondent. She was killed by a roadside bomb near Ramadi in the last month of her deployment. Megan was an accomplished marathoner and triathlete. She left behind her parents and brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590694178329-K2PACB65R72DQN94FFDY/0a521c97bdecb62a3512051b65b2e0c5.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Captain Gussie M. Jones, USA (Shreveport, LA, 41 years) 31st Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bliss, TX Died: 7 Mar 04, Baghdad, Iraq CPT Jones was serving as a medical surgical nurse in Baghdad. Her death was as a result of an illness. “She was a very dedicated person and was always smiling,” said a co-worker and friend, Capt. Susan Gilbert. “If anyone asked her to do something, she would do it. And she was very kind and gentle and patient with the patients.” Jones was active volunteer and participant in the women’s group at her church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802913034-MKY6AR05NHCUB27Q0PIK/e68cfafc0d1551d6ed96bb984cfc4446-2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Katie M. Soenksen, USA (Davenport, IA, 19 years) 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, TX Died 2 May 07, Baghdad, Iraq PFC Soenksen died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. She had graduated only two years prior from North High School, where she had been a leader in the ROTC program. She was strong willed and impulsive, marrying Spc Benjamin Rowella, 30 six days before her deployment and two weeks after they met. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803208564-16WJNB0EPK475M9X7CY3/de15f60a810802e91979385d74c2cbc7.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Michelle R. Ring, USA (Martin, TN, 24 years) 92d Military Police Battalion, Fort Benning, GA Died: 5 Jul 07, Baghdad, Iraq SPC Ring died of wounds sustained from enemy mortar fire on her camp. She was the youngest of three sisters who joined the army to provide a better life for her children. Her goal was to become a military police officer and complete a college degree and eventually become a U.S. Marshall. Ring reenlisted just two weeks prior to her death. She was the mother of two boys, ages 7 and 5. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133467851-9FLXBD0RXGNQSONQ24XI/182805173b2802f38683b802f327cf85.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Morganne M. McBeth, USA (Fredricksburg, VA, 19 years) 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 2 July 2010 Al Asad, Iraq SPC McBeth died of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat related incident in Khan Al Baghdadi, Iraq. She was a paratrooper, who lived to jump out of C-130s, serving as a combat medic. From a military family, McBeth had a brother in the Army who served two tours in Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698410107-1JNMGYRKLZ4HA68YHWTI/1194a658e5d1132eb36dd52c8791ae81.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Jessica L. Cawvey, IL ARNG (Normal, IL, 21 years) 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, IL Died: 6 Oct 04, Fallujah, Iraq SPC Cawvey died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591129989136-RRQSFMEY89O8BCXPXXYV/41f6e3821122c6b2032ff18c1842c900.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Carletta S. Davis, USA (Anchorage, AK, 34 years) 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY Died: 5 Nov 07, Tal Al-Dahab, Iraq SSG Davis died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during combat operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692953887-4PJJZZPXMR1GFV8MX8LO/67130741c6bee6f012d3e8afe626bfca-2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Kimberly Voelz, USA (Carlisle, PA, 26 years) 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, KY Died: 14 Dec 03, Iskandariyah, Iraq SSG Voelz, a bomb disposal specialist, was responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call when one of the devices detonated. She was the only woman in her unit of 17. Her husband, also a bomb disposal specialist, was at her side when she died in a hospital in Baghdad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801369147-Z1KIFCSEDYF80SO6KJGH/ea55db0bdf87fbeebbff6a8afc85ac32.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Amanda N. Pinson, USA (St. Louis, MO, 21 years) 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 16 Mar 06 in Tikrit, Iraq SGT Pinson died when a mortar round detonated. She was a graduate of Hancock High School where she won several scholarships and was on the basketball and softball teams. She planned to attend college after her military service and become an FBI or CIA agent. She joined the army in 2002 and served as a signals intelligence analyst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590800792979-9SN895RV02DNAXGYWKYG/8270ceabd2dce55282e5c99a6e2ab9da.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Airman First Class Elizabeth N. Jacobson, USAF (Riviera Beach, FL, 21 years) 17th Security Forces Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX Died: 28 Sep 05 near Camp Bucca, Iraq A1C Jacobson died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803459395-DHU6RZB6ZLKXIQNOA12Q/a11ab0a197fd5642cd58adbb66bdd0ca.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Princess C. Samuels, USA (Mitchellville, MD, 22 years) Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 15 Aug 07, Taji, Iraq SGT Samuels died when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591129807098-UPR8D8UJNCB8VZ7546J4/69765dbcc80d35e9248fcf573d7b5f99.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Seaman Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho, USN (Panama City, FL, 20 years) U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain Died: 22 Oct 07, Bahrain SN Camacho died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692179293-0Q6EDGRQYG0Z3ZR5APEA/3864bcbbf95c8437b223d5decc6d8517.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom PFC Rachel Kristen Heather Bosveld, USA (Waupun, WI, 20 years) 527th Military Police Company, V Corps, Giessen, Germany Died: 26 Oct 03, Abu Ghraib, Iraq PFC Bosveld was fatally injured during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698788935-G7ACIQYWRAKX4D2PKZSW/78440279b9af0ea3a036e232e6e142ac.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Jessica M. Housby, IL ARNG (Rock Island, IL, 23 years) 1644th Transportation Company, Rock Falls, IL Died: 9 Feb 05, in Route Golden, Iraq SGT Housby died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her supply convoy outside of Baghdad. She loved serving in the military and wanted to do so since high school where she was recognized as the top cadet out of nearly 200 participants in a training exercise at the local armory. She was still in high school when she enlisted in the National Guard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590696138183-0191W8O5N194NMKC6FWR/b864510652b6701d293f13af2ca2f0d5.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Melissa J. Hobart, USA (Ladson, SC, 22 years) E Company, 215th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 6 June 04, Baghdad, Iraq PFC Hobart died after collapsing while on guard duty. She dropped out of high school and then earned a GED. She joined the army to give her daughter a better life and finished at the top of her class as an Army medic. Hobart played soccer, basketball, baseball and the flute and loved to dance and read. She is survived by her parents and daughter, Alexis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590691905135-WNFPGVII3XA66A14Z0VM/b8c1c70e41e6fb19388c1e6d1db92727.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Tamarra J. Ramos, USA (Haycock Township, PA, 24 years) 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, CO Died: 1 Oct 03 SPC Ramos died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), Washington D.C., as a result of non- combat related injuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590699043855-WNXHZJQ7DHKX2BAY3R9D/0b2c152432a9396e93c410d43459f811.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Aleina RamirezGonzalez, USA (Hormigueros, PR, 33 years) 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA Died: 15 Apr 05 in Tikrit, Iraq SPC Ramirez Gonzalez, originally from Puerto Rico, died when a mortar struck her forward operating base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702281919-GAKID3PLBPI0B9WEKWE5/fe7bffc58dee5890441dfbab4d85b10e.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Lance Corporal Holly A. Charette, USMC (Cranston, RI, 21 years) Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC Died: 23 Jun 05 in Fallujah, Iraq. Lance Cpl Charette died from wounds sustained when a suicide bomber drove his car into the side of the vehicle she was travelling in with several other female servicewomen in Fallujah. She was involved in searching Iraqi women for weapons which was creating tension in the local area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590800917915-UE32RAHJ8UJ0R9CRYC7B/0f360111b9afd0ccaf4b799194755d9a.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom First Lieutenant Debra A. Banaszak, MO ARNG (Bloomington, IL, 35 years) 1035th Maintenance Company, Jefferson Barracks, MO Died: 28 Oct 05 at Camp Victory, Kuwait 1LT Banaszak died of noncombat related injuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802148326-9WJSU5HEYE5L7XFC5CCA/54847fb3e74a9e5ffc84967ab3b78c3b.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Major Gloria D. Davis, USA (St. Louis, MO, 47 years) Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, DC Died: 12 Dec 06, Baghdad, Iraq MAJ Davis died from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801594402-4AGTR2S5RQWP7M8GEY6J/7cc689756547b2479fdb417700427a61.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Hannah L. Gunterman McKinney, USA (Redlands, CA, 20 years) 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Lewis, WA Died: 4 Sep 06 in Taji, Iraq PFC Gunterman McKinney died from injuries suffered when she was struck by a vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803518795-M1O955SX82BFP2OJ9UES/1cb91c5b2cc38102edcd1457d065d40a.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Zandra T. Walker, USA (Greenville, SC, 28 years) 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 15 Aug 07, Taji, Iraq SPC Walker died when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802608687-6JO1KV71CT2MMFSZX6WI/b7e0820a4a8f9b33c93e0ac41a84c58b.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Corporal Jennifer M. Parcell, USMC (Bel Air, MD, 20 years) Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan Died: 7 Feb 07, Al Anbar province, Iraq Cpl. Parcell died while supporting combat operations in Iraq just a few weeks before she was scheduled to redeploy. Known as “Boo” to family, she joined the Marine Corps to see the world, following in the footsteps of her older brother, a corporal. Parcell was part of the Marine Corps’ Lioness program and was killed when an Iraqi she was searching detonated a suicide vest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130541604-I3HT5UREUYVRB5LA6Z14/480674c787a33c4fefc1bcb883918c3d.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Keisha M. Morgan, USA (Washington, DC, 25 years) Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 22 Feb 08, Baghdad, Iraq SPC Morgan died of a non-combat related cause. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802965577-MOZOUID3C2NH8FGYCZID/0f13c49d0c7164f49fe124c16d8828aa.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Karen N. Clifton, USA (Lehigh Acres, FL,, 22 years) 554th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany Died 21 Jun 07, Baghdad, Iraq SPC Clifton died of wounds suffered when her vehicle was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in northern Baghdad. She was a military police officer just a few weeks from completing her one year deployment. Clifton graduated from high school in 2003 and then signed up to serve five years in the army. She was an avid Indy car racing fan and loved to eat out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591131729719-IAIC0EFVLNZ3X3HQS2BV/4f6ae46d29de4edc4dc3ce44d16bbd7c.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Jennifer L. Cole, USA (American Canyon, CA, 34 years) 426th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 2 Aug 08, Bayji, Iraq PFC Cole died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692768403-ZG7HMV1O68HNK75T4O51/e197776ac5d2b76143cd2fd1c8e61a1b.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Chief Warrant Officer 5 Sharon T. Swartworth, USA (Alexandria, VA/Warwick, RI, 44 years) HQDA, Office of the Judge Advocate General Died: 7 Nov 03, Tikrit, Iraq Warrant Officer of the JAG Corps, serving as the primary advisor to the Judge Advocate General of the Army, in all matters concerning Legal Administrators in the United States Army. CWO5 Swartworth was killed when the helicopter she was riding in was hit by a surface-to-air missile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692354022-AHE2EXRW80HPG7GPPTYR/c5aa9ccc14510b12d5de67378e8922a1.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Karina S. Lau, USA (Livingston, CA, 20 years) 16th Signal Battalion, Fort Hood, TX Died: 2 Nov 03, Fallujah, Iraq PFC Lau died when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which she was riding was hit by a surface-to-air missile and crashed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130155186-KZM9JM7GXRU4SKDA9OY2/74a4dc15373168f75bc0930cb99d395e.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Christine M. Ndururi, USA (Dracut, MA, 21 years) 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, TX Died: 6 Nov 07, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait SPC Ndururi died from a non-combat related illness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801936975-UHHTDUFNLXI7SM792MGZ/f6c990d4087d11b13bf2c830f6d005c3.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Jeannette T. Dunn, USA (Bronx, NY, 44 years) 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died 26 Nov 06, Taji, Iraq SGT Dunn died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133702150-Q72QM74R4VUYQD66RZ8U/92a30e7958a14849ffddd66227caca2c.png Operation Iraqi Freedom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590696217422-OOHGCVSBJ02UF8HQYAN5/54d915ea014df1f92cb986ab89c935c7.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant First Class Linda Ann Tarango-Griess, NE ARNG (Sutton, NE, 33 years) 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, NE Died: 11 July 04, Samarra, Iraq SFC Tarango-Griess was killed when an improvised explosive device had a direct hit on her convoy vehicle. She was traveling in a 16 vehicle convoy through Samarra, a dangerous area. Her husband was an Army National Guard Staff Sgt Douglas Greiss who deployed to Iraq not long after Tarango-Greiss was killed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803753030-ITK8EN3KBO2ACP9OOAXN/41dbb930675d3ac2289c0ead56e95a46.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Captain (Dr.) Roselle M. Hoffmaster, USA (Cleveland, OH, 32 years) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY Died: 20 Sep 07, Kirkuk, Iraq CPT Hoffmaster died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698956813-ME8D9VTZ82TDWT6DU429/522055af091232dd47fc9569433cb594.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Lizbeth Robles, USA (Vega Baja, PR, 31 years) 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Carson, CO Died: 1 Mar 05 at the 228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt, Iraq SPC Robles died from injuries sustained in a military vehicle accident that occurred Feb. 28 in Bayji, Iraq. This was her second tour in Iraq where she served as a fuel provider. She enjoyed driving trucks and tankers. Robles, like so many others, joined the Armed Forces of the United States as a result of the events on September 11, 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702492260-CEAWPL0Z60SMBIXWYBUZ/e64af135b3c4209fffa56924bef51b99.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sgt. 1st Class. Tricia L. Jameson, NE ARNG (Omaha, NE, 34 years) 313th Medical Company, Lincoln, NE Died: 14 Jul 05 in Trebil, Iraq. SFC Jameson, a combat medic, was responding to a casualty incident when a secondary improvised explosive device detonated near her location. She had been in Iraq for just three weeks. She is survived by her mother, brother and fiancé. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801558373-6WS24CMOYBC29ZZ5EFIZ/8fe2c468f96a49019da068eb9497c4a7.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaime S. Jaenke, USN (Bay City, WI, 29 years) Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 25, Fort McCoy, WI Died: 5 Jun 06 in Al Anbar province, Iraq PO2 Jaenke died when an improvised explosive device struck her HMMWV in Al Anbar province. Jaenke was a corpsman in the Navy Reserve who planned to become a nurse. She had recently moved to Iowa Falls to run the family’s horse training facility. Jaenke left behind a 9 year old daughter. A barracks at the Navy Medicine Training Center in Fort Sam Houston has been named after Jaenke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130825272-ZIU6OUE3V3H23KXNA6NW/7f5a927b976d7e6e4374ab3494ab7f2a.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Lance Corporal Casey L. Casanova, USMC (McComb, MS, 22 years) Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA Died: 2 May 08. Al Anbar Province, Iraq LCpl Casey was among four marines killed by a roadside bomb while supporting combat operations outside of Fallujah. She was a radio operator on her first deployment and was scheduled to promote to Corporal in a few months. Casanova was engaged to marry another marine from Camp Pendleton and talked of studying to be a nurse after her enlistment ended. She had spoken with her father just hours before her death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801800681-Y479SCTPPF5E3A57ZG57/24ad8b0eae464a39590d92a451e2766b.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Jennifer M. Hartman, USA (New Ringgold, PA, 21 years) 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 14 Sep 06, Baghdad, Iraq SGT Hartman died of injuries suffered when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a West Baghdad Substation where she was located. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590693329799-HB0CAFMMFTS9I5NIET3T/22467a7a6cf5fe3bc34aaa0d981a51df.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Keicia M. Hines, USA (Citrus Heights, CA, 27 years) 108th Military Police, Combat Support Co., Fort Bragg, NC Died: 14 Jan 04, Mosul, Iraq Sergeant Hines died when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq. She was an only child and married a fellow solider, Sean Hines, on Christmas Eve 2001. They stayed in contact through emails and phone calls during her deployment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591131014242-NJ06FSCIYPYYG1GYY08W/ba23466431555c69922d4855f60dc6ff.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Corporal Jessica A. Ellis, USA (Bend, OR, 24 years) 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 11 May 08, Baghdad, Iraq CPL Ellis died after her vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. A few weeks earlier she had escaped with cuts and bruises after her vehicle had been hit by a roadside bomb. Ellis was a medic who graduated from Lakeview High School where she lettered in track and country. She lived with her parents, an older brother and a younger sister. This was her second deployment to Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590688841491-CUHYIG63UNBWCLKYNFDL/30805578a3605b0fe58940e4722e4692-2.jpg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Lori A. Piestewa, USA (Tuba City, AZ, 24 years) 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas Died: 23 Mar 03 Specialist Piestewa's convoy was ambushed on 23 Mar during the ground war. She was taken prisoner and later died of her wounds in an Iraqi hospital. She was the first woman to die in this conflict and the first known Native American woman to die in combat. SPC Piestewa was a Native American Hopi Indian from Tuba City, Arizona. Her Hopi name was Kocha-Hon-Mana, or White Bear Girl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698371688-ZA7HRVWYAYK69LV5DNUM/6c5a5657696b10929a032ca2d45030cc.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Gina R. Sparks, USA (Drury, MO 35 years) 115th Field Hospital, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, LA Died: 4 Oct 04, Fort Polk, LA SSG Sparks died after being medically evacuated from Iraq as a result of a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590695809397-1O1M42SY8P0FIA35R49G/326a39daf4fe8b91a7330dd4b36b858a.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Tyanna S. Avery-Felder, USA (Bridgeport, CT, 22 years) 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA Died: 7 Apr 04, Balad, Iraq SPC Felder died as a result of injuries sustained on April 4 in Mosul when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device. She graduated from Kolbe Catholic High School in Bridgeport, CT where she played basketball and sang in the choir. She took classes at Southern Connecticut State University towards a degree in early childhood education before deciding to join the Army. Avery married Army SPC Adrian Felder in 2002. She deployed less than a year after they married. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801843726-FFEU47FJA56SG8GIR629/4756000e5f3e9c20db8e22735e8fa385.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom First Lieutenant Ashley L. (Henderson) Huff, USA (Belle Mead, NJ, 23 years) 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police Battalion, Fort Stewart, GA Died: 19 Sep 06, Mosul, Iraq 1LT Huff died when a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her mounted patrol during combat operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130769617-WX15P5ISCOMGZF7ZIYLF/e7a98439b7505dd1b2c0df640ed8874c.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Petty Officer 1st Class Cherie L. Morton, USN (Bakersfield, CA, 40 years) Naval Security Force, Naval Support Activity Bahrain Died: 20 Apr 08, Galali, Muharraq, Bahrain PO1 Morton died of a non-combat related cause. She was a career counselor who helped many sailors. Morton was known as “Ree” by her friends and was survived by her son. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702553806-HO6PJYZ49SCSIKE7DY3E/bd8d0cfe426302eec759b232a618de0c-2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Lavena Lynn Johnson, USA (Florissant, MO, 19 years) 129th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY Died: 19 Jul 05 in Balad, Iraq PFC Johnson died of non-combat related injuries. She was one of five children, born to an Army veteran father. Johnson took after her father in many ways and sent him a Father’s Day card just before she died saying “Like father, like daughter.” Johnson died just before her 20th birthday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133581452-J7HGE9QDXC3D2SQEKNJH/60f34c773c68f0a20ca2dee991ae009c.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Morganne M. McBeth, USA (Fredricksburg, VA, 19 years) 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 2 July 2010 Al Asad, Iraq SPC McBeth died of wounds sustained July 1 in a non-combat related incident in Khan Al Baghdadi, Iraq. She was a paratrooper, who lived to jump out of C-130s, serving as a combat medic. From a military family, McBeth had a brother in the Army who served two tours in Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803557680-H2H8CZ93IDS8WD2DNOV8/334507c98fc51caf636b4245a6932b34.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Marisol Heredia, USA (El Monte, CA, 19 years) 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 7 Sep 07, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX SPC Heredia died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury that occurred on 18 Jul 07 in Baghdad, Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802543221-Y9QJJ7YRDQX155QYP915/1c0e8fac950177fd66910679048bd3d3.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Carla J. Stewart, CA ARNG (Sun Valley, CA, 37 years) 250th Transportation Company, El Monte, CA Died: 28 Jan 07, Tallil, Iraq SPC Stewart died as a result of injuries suffered when her convoy vehicle rolled over. Just five feet tall, she was known as “Stuart Little” among her fellow soldiers. She joined the Guard at age 35, fulfilling her high school dream. Her father served in the U.S. Marine Corps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590696068223-U3P09YCC2GRYIGYJ6OEC/afd3d0fa56647f330fa27e2006350ac7.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Leslie D. Jackson, USA (Richmond, VA, 18 years) A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX Died: 20 May 04, Baghdad, Iraq PFC Jackson died when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as it was returning to Camp Eagle. She had been the Battalion Commander in her JROTC unit in high school. The army was a path to a higher education for Jackson. Her death at age 18 was very difficult for her high school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801216148-TEANK3FIPS8RM2O4QZNK/b0ae03c85799c74d9d8bdda950e02fda.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom First Lieutenant Jaime L. Campbell, AK ARNG (Ephrata, WA, 25 years) 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Anchorage, AK Died: 7 Jan 06 near Tal Afar, Iraq 1LT Campbell died when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was piloting crashed in Northern Iraq. In 1998, Campbell graduated from high school as student body president and was the state rodeo queen. Her husband, Army Captain Sam Campbell was Iraq at the time she was killed and accompanied her home. Campbell’s father, an Army Command Sergeant Major, had just returned from a tour in Iraq and had spent five days with Campbell while on a break just two months prior to her death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702107429-TKFOKV9LOG5A4WU7QTGI/45e74fbcdb0ee53f17c6618f06e2a0be.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Sam W. Huff, USA (Tucson, AZ, 18 years) 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, WA Died: 18 Apr 05 in Baghdad, Iraq PFC Huff died of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV. She was a petite soldier, barely 5 feet tall. In high school, Huff was the drum major and conductor. Before joining the Army, she had signed a contract to model and often joked about what she could have been doing instead of wearing a combat uniform in the desert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133344161-N9UYNSWZQWDEJGFVB8LE/b3e1e7e7bf5ead703a72a46b90a82ef3.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Lakeshia M. Bailey, USA (Columbus, GA, 23 years) 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, GA Died: 8 Mar 2010, Al Kut, Iraq SPC Bailey died from injuries sustained in a vehicle roll-over. Her father served in the Army and their travels fueled Bailey’s desire to serve. In 2006, she enlisted. She loved the U.S. Army and advanced quickly. Her family remembers her infectious smile. She left behind a husband and many other family members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590693881378-5AU7D5K6LRD7ZR8X5TKY/9b16691fa04b27d3bb9e3e477320d7be-2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Nichole M. Frye, USAR (Lena, WI, 20 years) Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Kalamazoo, MI Died: 16 Feb 04, Baqubah, Iraq PFC Frye died when her convoy encountered an improvised explosive device. She was a civil affairs specialist who worked as a waitress in her civilian life. She planned to train to become a firefighter upon her return from deployment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591129941703-JPM5XN0AMWORJ1WYFCCI/20f0eea6650a04c5841094970e1089fa.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Second Lieutenant Tracy Lynn Alger, USA (New Auburn, WI, 30 years) 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 1 Nov 07, Shubayshen, Iraq 2LT Alger died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692639587-BK4LK87V0O3E21FYT0SU/4f4b2ff2a3f2d7bba4adc9d37f8a1047.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Frances M. Vega, USA (Ft Buchanan, PR, 20 years) 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, TX Died: 2 Nov 03, Fallujah, Iraq SPC Vega died when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which she was riding was hit by a surface-to-air missile and crashed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803868834-F5N9XMABR53YTQJQULH4/95afd925d76751f059eb37ddb11d7ea0-2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Seaman Apprentice Shayna Ann Schnell, USN (Tell City, IN, 19 years) Naval Security Force Bahrain, Jebel Ali Detachment, United Arab Emirates Died: 1 Oct 07 Seaman Schnell died as a result of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident that occurred on 25 Sep. She was serving as a master-at-arms.Died 5 Oct 07, Bayji, Iraq SPC Hugo died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591131672575-179IZWHJWO3Q7KC8PBMI/f4eedecaa55c1d8845fc45ba956b9b3d.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Technical Sergeant Jackie L. Larsen, USAF (Tacoma, WA, 37 years) 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, CA Died: 17 Jul 08, Balad Air Base, Iraq TSgt Larsen was a paralegal who died of natural causes. She had served in the Air Force for 18 years. She loved deep sea diving and was very protective of her family. Larsen left behind her parents and husband of eight years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692832760-TVE7P7ES79N1LUEQ6DVS/da59e5611378fe1b5bfe6de8683b4030.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Linda C. Jimenez, USA (Brooklyn, NY, 39 years) 2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, LA Died: 8 Nov 03 Sergeant Jimenez died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), Washington D.C., as a result of non-combat related injuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801895129-51RWQN26H2V70NICCJKK/12e1984fc5efe480e74f8ecb92e2ccec.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Denise A. Lannaman, NY ARNG (Bayside, NY, 46 years) 1569th Transportation Company, Newburgh, NY Died 1 Oct 06, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait SGT Lannaman died from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698837892-YCM7F5172TICN5MMYJYG/7da5d817e73b96eed7aae406dfdb20d1.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Katrina L. Bell-Johnson, USA (Orangeburg, SC, 32 years) 418th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, TX Died: 16 Feb 05 in Ba'qubah, Iraq SPC Bell-Johnson died when she was involved in a vehicle accident. She was known as “Buttercup”. She left for Iraq two months after giving birth to a daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801277602-5G02V96XGQFXP4E9ZVMR/5ace9935d744fe2b57d5ab776bb36caa.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Tina M. Priest, USA (Austin, TX, 20 years) 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 1 Mar 06 in Taji, Iraq PFC Priest died from a non-combat related injury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590690835373-EP5WRQLL13V3KFFRBFO0/b063580546518714290f412a75090097.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Analaura Esparza-Gutierrez, USA (Houston, TX, 22 years) A Company, 4th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. Died: 1 Oct 03, Tikrit, Iraq. PFC Esparza-Gutierrez died when her convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device and rocket propelled grenades. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133097260-0T804M5B4ZD6EROWEKGP/c0071890bc648aa3add67c4d3bb39aff.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Chief Warrant Officer Billie Jean Grinder, TN ARNG (Gallatin, TN, 25 years) 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Louisville, TN Died: 21 Feb 2010, Qayyarah, Iraq CW2 Grinder died from injuries suffered when her OH-58 Kiowa helicopter experienced a hard landing just two weeks before she was scheduled to return home. She enlisted in the National Guard as a senior in high school. Her sister, father and husband all served in the Tennessee National Guard. Grinder was the first female casualty for the TN ARNG and was a stepmother to two daughters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591129892345-CJSBKI3JFZ055A75OOL3/0379c71894660589d55bd0e2caeab99d.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Seaman Genesia Mattril Gresham, USN (Lithonia, GA, 19 years) U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain Died: 22 Oct 07, Bahrain SN Gresham died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590690555795-9E0KTLCKHFBGWPP2UGWW/aadfa5f16912849d68701f4760b131f6.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Melissa Valles, USA (Eagle Pass, TX, 26 years) B Company, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, CO Died: 9 Jul 03, Balad, Iraq. SSG Valles died of non-combat injuries after a gunshot wound to the abdomen. She graduated from Eagle Pass High School in 1999 where she played basketball. She was a petite, but tough, girl with two older brothers. Valles was the second woman to die in Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698743512-9OHGDQT1PQIQFXK7NAO0/b72decd293ec40d0c2d8dc4d480e86c5.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Tina S. Time, USAR (Tucson, AZ, 22 years) 208th Transportation Company, Tucson, AZ Died: 13 Dec 04, near Cedar, Iraq SGT Time, a vehicle mechanic, died when the supply truck she was in collided with another vehicle during a dust storm. She was two months away from completing her tour in Iraq. She left behind her mother and three siblings, all serving in the military. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801511703-4YN6P3BOYK3ZNCJWPD03/6fe358c2ab9fc6c4ab368547ee0d43ae.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano, USMC (Ceres, CA, 24 years) 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan Died: 8 Apr 06 in Al Anbar province, Iraq LCpl Navaro Arellano, a bulk fuel specialist, died from wounds received while supporting combat operations. She was born in Mexico, but grew up in California and became a citizen at age 13. She was one of six children raised by a single mother. Navarro Arellano attended Peter Johansen High School in Modesto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802737960-KZR0RHV78XO8HBPHPYM4/0f55035a18a0c0c3edada1108d374815.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Captain Jennifer J. Harris, USMC (Swampscott, MA, 28 years) Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA Died: 7 Feb 07, Al Anbar province, Iraq Capt. Harris died when the helicopter she was piloting was shot down. She was a Naval Academy graduate who piloted a CH-46 helicopter flying Casualty Evacuation missions, moving injured U.S. soldiers and Iraqi citizens out of combat zones. She was the first female pilot assigned to HMM-364, the Purple Foxes, a squadron that has been around since the Vietnam War. She focused much of her time on serving others, participating in many charitable events and fundraisers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801077073-RY1FHL6771QDF9GTV45B/66e3c57d4bde8c594f424fe5e03db736.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Myla L. Maravillosa, USAR (Wahiawa, HI, 24 years) C Company, 301st Military Intelligence Battalion, Honolulu, HI Died: 24 Dec 05 in Kirkuk, Iraq SGT Maravillosa died of injuries sustained earlier that day in Al Hawijah, Iraq, when her HMMWV was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades. She was an only child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802200629-SZ83PYG8CAEM65T82EG3/c6ff7a168ed18e31335f9d6f8d543e9e.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Seaman Sandra S. (Grant) Fry, USN (Linwood, NC, 23 years) USS Eisenhower Died: 31 Dec 06, Arabian Sea Seaman Grant died from natural causes. She left behind her parents, husband and an 8 month old son. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591132243103-023PQKBJYIX6VTJ340Y8/72aec093b4f00e6bf91a5df0ec64b713.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Amy C. Tirador, USA (Albany, NY, 29 years) 209th Military Intelligence Company, 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WA Died: 4 Nov 09, Kirkush, Iraq SSG Tirador died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130221386-YCJWDQV4CG52SYFQTPUO/1b98ac653da30dec9c845fad4bf36ffe.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Ashley Sietsema, IL ARNG (Melrose Park, IL, 20 years) 708th Medical Company, 108th Medical Battalion, 108th Sustainment Brigade, IL National Guard, North Riverside, IL Died: 12 Nov 07, Kuwait City, Kuwait SPC Sietsema died of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591817015504-NWWH0ZKD5OEJWWLDAG2N/3c2d25d216fc3ac47dc78796ae6a573e.jpg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Rachael L. Hugo, USAR (Madison, WI, 24 years) 303rd Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve, Jackson, MI Died 5 Oct 07, Bayji, Iraq SPC Hugo died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702363564-BBDCQ3F86Z1ZSC2XFDYO/de71ba5fb7dfd7b1a27d6be756ab669c.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark, USN (Centralia, WA, 43 years) Naval Construction Regiment Detachment 30, Port Hueneme, CA., and was temporarily assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward). Died: 23 Jun 05 in Fallujah, Iraq. PO1 Clark died from wounds sustained when a suicide bomber drove his car into the side of the vehicle she was travelling in with several other female servicewomen in Fallujah. She was involved in searching Iraqi women for weapons which was creating tension in the local area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803271525-ML1OEDE0N0EOYBEZU68H/c1f9ece6c6030b62626024bd2624e4fd.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Captain Maria I. Ortiz, USA (Bayamon, PR, 40 years) Kirk US Army Health Clinic, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Died: 10 Jul 07, Baghdad, Iraq CPT Ortiz died of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire in the green zone in Baghdad. She was the first Army nurse killed in combat since the Vietnam War. Ortiz began as an enlisted soldier in the Army and was commissioned as an officer in1999. She was engaged to be married upon her return from Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803323092-4YEFU5ZU74KOZ0AA461M/12ca293bc333114fc53cf4abee5e5052.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Alicia A. Birchett, USA (Mashpee, MA, 29 years) 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 8 Aug 07, Baghdad, Iraq SSG Birchett died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related accident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802400603-J27LLQ494C4J9MWMRXTP/8b38fab06c1995c5ea8450a75bb73f39.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer A. Valdivia, USN (Cambridge, IL, 27 years) Naval Support Activity, Bahrain (part of the designated hostile fire zone) Died: 16 Jan 07, Bahrain PO1 Valdivia died as a result of a non-combat related incident in Bahrain. She was the Kennel Master for the Navy’s largest dog-handling unit. In 2005, she was the Sailor of the Year in 2005 in Bahrain. Her death came just shortly before she was to return home where she was planning to resign from the Navy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590801644178-535L9W131CVPZFCF79A3/d4b5ccb9bc759b14c5231a2fcc2d42dc.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Second Lieutenant Emily J.T. Perez, USA (Fort Washington, MD, 23 years) 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 12 Sep 06 in Al Kifl, Iraq 2LT Perez died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV during combat operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590693686062-K8IMGWJ7MPGZY55MM5PF/96ec6ff45e7578a736fb3cd13f548828.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Holly J. McGeogh, USA (Taylor, MI, 20 years) Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, TX Died: 31 Jan 04, Kirkuk, Iraq PFC McGeogh died when her vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. She was a 2002 graduate of Truman High School where she was in the ROTC program for four years, joining the army immediately upon graduation. McGeogh volunteered for combat patrols and was known to sneak into the patrols when not selected for them. She was the first female soldier from MI killed in Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590690738896-H6XF4D3IR2102KMLTFA1/81e3951943c0463cab13c4df25975062.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Alyssa R. Peterson, USA (Flagstaff, AZ, 27 years) C Company, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 15 Sep 03, Telafar, Iraq SPC Peterson died from a non-combat weapons discharge. She was a translator and interrogator, speaking Iraqi and Dutch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802469746-AQS9K2QBOD014ZH9AMBL/290b359512c2038cb18e1185533951c3.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Command Sergeant Major Marilyn L. Gabbard, IA ARNG (Polk City, IA, 46 years) Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA Died: 20 Jan 07, Baghdad, Iraq CSM Gabbard died when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was in crashed. Gabbard was the highest ranking enlisted women in the history of the IANG. She was also the first women from the IANG to be killed in combat. Her husband of 18 years, Ed, was also in the Guard. She called him shortly before boarding the helicopter and promised to call when she arrived back at base. Gabbard was a grandmother who left behind two grandchildren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698320064-PENVKC6E921YPOOQS8QZ/00f69696fbee95de15b610390d3ef5ba.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Shawna M. Morrison, IL ARNG (Champaign, IL, 26 years) 1544th Transportation Company, Paris, IL Died: 5 Sep 04, Baghdad, Iraq SGT Morrison died as a result of a mortar attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591131812918-H4FSXVWPLPKQRYLQ5NE1/ef34c74819087bb23f52a8f1df76acce.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private Janelle F. King, USA (Merced, CA, 23 years) 115th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Polk, LA Died: 14 Aug 08, Baghdad, Iraq PVT King died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590698478262-LWITPKDNFAZYJYI4HKBJ/8affeddfba2ef73aaae8e0e0fb3535a5.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Pamela G. Osbourne, USA (Hollywood, FL, 38 years) Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 11 Oct 04, Baghdad, Iraq SGT Osbourne died as a result of a rocket attack on her camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590800965584-1WLYW59M43MMNVPI1320/085c2f3e3873c5c00b5795fd1cb3e0d6.gif Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Julia V. Atkins, USA (Bossier City, LA, 22 years) 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Ft. Hood, TX Died: 10 Dec 05 in Baghdad, Iraq SGT Atkins died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV during patrol operations in Baghdad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590692056499-CF4FQXSYEIXGWZ8RCQCQ/185344b4d91b8d39bf3fa7b48da7a8dc.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Seaman Jakia S. Cannon, USN (Baltimore, MD, 20 years) USS Enterprise Died: 25 Oct 03, aboard the USS ENTERPRISE which was underway in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Seaman Cannon died of natural causes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802800057-XS8C74P4QH41OWXANXYM/b5aaeae950f57aa08fcd2f371bb8a542.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Ashly L. Moyer, USA (Emmaus, PA, 21 years) 630th Military Police Company, Bamberg, Germany Died: 3 Mar 07, Baghdad, Iraq SGT Moyer died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. Her sister Karissa remembers Ashly as “strong and ambitious, had an amazing personality, and was bright in so many ways.” She left behind her parents, two brothers and two sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591133403004-24J3O9VEQUKUUFFLFRCI/c2eba838a0733f07bf88990a4f122157-2.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Private First Class Erin L. McLyman, USA (Federal Way, WA, 26 years) 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA Died: 13 Mar 2010, Balad, Iraq PFC McLyman died of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire. After high school graduation, she enlisted in the Air Force, then reenlisted in the Guard and later served on active duty in the Army. She left behind her parents, two sisters and her husband. Her father remembers her as making a statement just by her presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590693216729-MHV97RK5C3XQQY1WMTJV/9f6cc3bb302bf9d24312465c13e0d01f.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Captain Kimberly N. Hampton, USA (Easley, SC, 27 years) 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 2 Jan 04, Fallujah, Iraq CPT Hampton was piloting a Kiowa, OH-58, Observation Helicopter when it was shot down by enemy ground fire and crashed. She died as a result of her injuries. She was the first female military pilot in history to be shot down and killed by enemy fire. CPT Hampton’s alma mater, Presbyterian College, now awards a scholarship in her name. The high school NJROTC program in her hometown of Easley, SC named an annual award after her. The Pickens County public library and a section of S.C. Highway 88 are named after CPT Hampton. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803141879-6GWXIEO105V0IQFC1R3R/41af14f08cde96fb55c5afd44c8a07c9.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Trista L. Moretti, USA (South Plainfield, NJ, 27 years) 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, AK Died 25 Jun 07, Nasir Lafitah, Iraq SGT Moretti died when her unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire. She graduated high school in 1998, earning 9 varsity letters in field hockey, winter and spring track. She is survived by her parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590802250717-GV26SCW1GIVIZ7F4YDE7/8692ea781ed98bba091fb2cdd30387b4.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Senior Airman Elizabeth A. Loncki, USAF (New Castle, DE, 23 years) 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, UT Died: 7 Jan 07, Baghdad, Iraq SrA Loncki died near Baghdad when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated while she was attempting to disarm the bomb. Loncki was two weeks shy of completing her deployment. She planned to marry her boyfriend and live in the house they had purchased in Utah. Her father wears Loncki’s watch, still set to wake her up at 0530 Iraq time. A classroom at Dover Air Force Base is dedicated to SrA Loncki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590695903235-S1MTS3GNMEBFLBHOI16B/image-asset.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Michelle M. Witmer, WI ARNG (New Berlin, WI, 20 years) 32nd Military Police Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard Died: 9 Apr 04, Baghdad, Iraq SPC Witmer died when the vehicle in which she was riding came under attack by small arms fire and an improvised explosive device. She had two sisters and two brothers. Witmer’s twin sister Charity and older sister were all serving in Iraq at the time of her death. Charity remembers Witmer as a “klutz who loved candy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590804071197-BXK9W46PY14F3S5AI05S/71018ac56ae3cf56ee7390da0b3a2c6d.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Staff Sergeant Lillian Clamens, USAR (Lawton, OK, 35 years) 1st Postal Platoon, 834th Adjutant General Company, Miami, FL Died: 10 Oct 07, Baghdad, Iraq SSG Clamens died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit with rockets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590803617383-Q3ZL3X8SHWE1I5WDE0VA/0d78d8e70828b61cdcef99b049a180ac.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Marisol Heredia, USA (El Monte, CA, 19 years) 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, TX Died: 7 Sep 07, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX SPC Heredia died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related injury that occurred on 18 Jul 07 in Baghdad, Iraq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130945920-5K0XEO25KLZ08QBIHCL7/22377be12cf689bfd2aa2562c4e3213b.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Specialist Mary J. Jaenichen, USA (Temecula, CA, 20 years) Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, GA Died: 9 May 08, Iskandariyah, Iraq SPC Jaenichen died of a non-combat related injury south of Baghdad. She served in ROTC in El Camino High School and loved being on the drill team. She joined the Army Reserve at age 17 to help pay for college. She kept a stuffed Elmo doll with her during her deployment. Jaenichen is survived by her parents as well as two half-brothers and two half-sisters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1590702324976-4RLD50YDVN208LVR75Y7/41b9b3dae46896a2a50b6966cc82869a.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Corporal Ramona M. Valdez, USMC (Bronx, NY, 20 years) Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC Died: 23 Jun 05 in Fallujah, Iraq. Cpl Valdez died from wounds sustained when a suicide bomber drove his car into the side of the vehicle she was travelling in with several other female servicewomen in Fallujah. She was involved in searching Iraqi women for weapons which was creating tension in the local area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591130462320-J1U59O0UBTVIDLTU2QJG/cfc953faecdfbe322afa103371a68071.jpeg Operation Iraqi Freedom Sergeant Tracy R. Birkman, USA (New Castle, VA, 41 years) 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 25 Jan 08, Owesat, Iraq SGT Birkman died from non-combat related injuries. She was a vehicle mechanic on her third deployment to Iraq. She was a mother of three sons. https://www.valorrun.org/operation-enduring-freedom daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814285542-3PC466NF7OCZMTC97L3O/b0574326a73a703fbabac310b5cfc5f3.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Chief Warrant Officer 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, USA (San Antonio, TX, 28 years) 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 5 Sep 12, Logar Province, Afghanistan CWO2 Ramirez died from injuries suffered when the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aircraft she was piloting crashed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591801413448-3Y5U2IZM0X5DRRYG3WTU/77e3da8099f0e4fe6b18c46ee73e89c6.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Linda L. Pierre, USA (Immokalee, FL, 28 years) 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY Died: 16 Apr 11, at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. SGT Pierre died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier detonated a suicide vest at a meeting. She was a human resource specialist. Pierre was survived by her parents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591732233230-U29XTILW496LY0X8EHV1/image-asset.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Eduviges G. Wolf, USA (Hawthorne, CA, 24 years) 704th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO Died: 25 Oct 09, Kunar province, Afghanistan SGT Wolf died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her vehicle with a rocket. propelled grenade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381491701-R99KYYRKFC2IQK2HPM2I/f61cafb6287e97249180f79437ee16e9.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom First Lieutenant Tamara Lee Archuleta, USAF (Valdosta, GA & Belen, NM, 24 years) 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, GA Died: 23 Mar 03, Afghanistan 1LT Archuleta was on a mission to pick up two Afghan children with life threatening head injuries when her helicopter, a HH-60G Pave Hawk, crashed in a nighttime thunderstorm, killing the entire crew. She was a hard-working and dedicated officer. Archuleta graduated Summa Cum Laude from the ROTC program at the University of New Mexico. While deployed, she was writing to a local third grade class, telling them about the good work she and her crew were doing in Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381857200-BKNFQIH7FFK06AQKPTXG/d2c1c26232fbbda6e4d9f9bf740aa5bb.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Major Barbaralien Banks, USA (Harvey, LA, 41 years) Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, HI Died 6 Apr 05, Ghanzi, Afghanistan SGM Banks died when the CH-47 helicopter she was on with 17 others crashed in a sandstorm south of Kabul. Banks was a food management supervisor. She was the oldest of 5 siblings and joined the army in 1988. Her sister also served in the Army and another sibling served in the Marine Corps. She was survived by two grown children and three grandchildren. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591799097744-1FTDP7PJ1Q6Y9LHDSLXF/c4f367b6b7dfb539a9f0546ca43f3071.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Private First Class Amy R. Sinkler, USA (Chadbourn, NC, 23 years) 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Fort Richardson, AK Died: 20 Jan 11, Baghlan province, Afghanistan PFC Sinkler died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit with a rocket-propelled grenade. Sinkler joined the military to get out of her small hometown. She was married to her high school boyfriend, Doug Sinkler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731954018-YUNRHCCQPB2MWKJNUKZJ/df440fbdf5f8e374fe28a653d4536249.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom First Lieutenant Roslyn L. Schulte, USAF (Saint Louis, MO, 25 years) Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command, Hickam Air Force Base, HI Died: 20 May 09, near Kabul, Afghanistan 1st Lt. Schulte died of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. She was the first female graduate of the Air Force Academy to die in the conflict. She was an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance officer who was teaching Afghan military how to use intelligence information. Schulte was on her way to an intelligence sharing conference when she her convoy was hit by a roadside bomb. She left behind her parents and a brother https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814335416-0B85HK9RKTFKM63WDZO1/91ca92f06f9316c19b775de39e9787e9.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Donna R. Johnson, NC ARNG (Raeford, NC, 29 years) 514th Military Police Company, 60th Troop Command, Winterville, N.C. Died: 1 Oct 12, Khost, Afghanistan SGT Johnson died from injuries suffered when an insurgent detonated a suicide vest while she and other members of her unit were on dismounted patrol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731009848-VVTI4XSG3YAIMAJ8J1IM/bfca2ac3a45725d4ae3865718ccd606a.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Wakkuna A. Jackson, USA (Jacksonville, FL, 21 years) 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY Died: 19 Aug 06, Kunar, Afghanistan SGT Jackson died when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381362539-VB7RMQ4J3U8HEM8KWEB5/7745c81a91418bc9fe0fe02e7caab3be.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Seaman Katrina R. Grady, USN (Greenville, MS, 29 years) USS Port Royal deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Died: 18 Apr 02, Bethesda Naval Hospital, MD SN Grady died from a non-combat related illness after being medically evacuated from the USS PORT ROYAL, deployed in support of OEF. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381281605-6YX7JZQEHWHTWGRH1USG/44871e81392c103987ed7fd5afc1cc31.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Jeannette L. Winters, USMC (Gary, IN, 26 years) Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders," Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, CA. Died: 9 Jan 02, Pakistan Sergeant Winters was the radio operator aboard a KC-130/R Hercules when the aircraft struck a mountain in Pakistan. She and her crew where on a mission related to the war on terrorism and in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. She was the first woman to die in this conflict. Winters had five siblings, one of whom also served in the Marine Corps. Officials in Gary, IN are working to open the SGT Winters Center for Homeless Female Veterans which will sleep 8. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731388351-HHPPMHB5SI9F89AMLV09/0f867b9e4ae06d39a04f6cfb77cdb631.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Ciara M. Durkin, MA ARNG (Quincy, MA, 30 years) 726th Finance Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, West Newton, MA Died: 28 Sep 07, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan SPC Durkin died of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591798439330-Z2ECI4CBFPKKQF347TIY/e50fc5de6c5f6a050eb63c67fa4507a8.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Private First Class Jaysine P. S. Petree, USA (Yigo, Guam, 19 years) 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, US Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, AK Died: 24 Sep 10, between Ghanzi and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan PFC Petree died of wounds suffered when her vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591798881250-3QOD3MX6NL86F9HF0V7N/e1df5ff8453ec8f6923e85f3b9d7fddc.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Zainah C. Creamer, USA (Texarkana, TX, 28 years) 212th Military Police Detachment, Headquarters Battalion, Fort Belvoir, VA Died: 12 Jan 11, Kandahar province, Afghanistan SGT Creamer died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. She was the first female military dog handler to be killed since the army started training women as handlers in 1973. There is a bridge named after Creamer in Texarkana, Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591798375574-ZJRUBDBZKIXJF4BDU2HC/1e61ec0bbd8942438810c430aa5e27ab.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Private First Class Barbara Vieyra, USA (Mesa, AZ, 22 years) 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, TX Died: 18 Sep 10, Kunar province, Afghanistan PFC Vieyra died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked her unit using an improvised explosive device and rocket propelled grenade fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814587076-ULE7SSYZ7CLZ2RL302TF/d715a2bf36d45bbfccad5b596bef3756.png Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Camella M. Steedley, USMC (San Diego, CA, 31 years), Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA Died: 3 Oct 12, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Sgt. Steedley died while supporting combat operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591732031454-PNONTWRCW7C7KH0XJOJW/b0b6fe6061b94d1f8ee80037e9f08e56.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Senior Airman Ashton L. M. Goodman, USAF (Indianapolis, IN, 21 years) 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, NC Died: 26 May 09, near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan SrA Goodman died of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. She was a member of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team and supported countless engineering missions to the province's most northern and remote district of Paryan to facilitate the construction of a major roadway. Although only 21, she was often a mentor to the province’s Afghan female leaders. Goodman loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591732145827-VI6TORMG0WAH4AOMTPQH/ea9dce7523c44128a85916c5ae3444e4.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Staff Sergeant Tara J. Smith, USA (Nashville, NC, 33 years) 50th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 8 Aug 09, Bagram, Afghanistan SSG Smith died from a non-combat related incident that occurred Aug 4 at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591802083039-EX6ZE7VZLOZ6RCE2OWYA/7e2f56c4cb8c21cffa1d191cdde0eece.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Mikayla A. Bragg, USA (Longview, WA, 21 years) 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, KY. Died: 21 Dec 11 in Khowst province, Afghanistan SPC Bragg died of a gunshot wound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591802139352-D1E6OND3M9GN4XM2G8WQ/10b9c98937e096793f39f4460b184395.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Erica P. Alecksen, USA (Eatonton, GA, 21 years) 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bliss, TX Died: 8 Jul 12, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan SPC Alecksen died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. Five other soldiers from her unit were also killed in the attack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591816512293-JNX1AF0EWDRV9G7NLFZB/406838aa13222a45dd448dcc0000120d.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Private First Class Daniela Rojas, USA (Los Angeles, Ca, 19 years) 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO Died: 03 May 2014, Saarland Hospital, Homburg, Germany PFC Rojas died as a result of a non-combat related illness while serving in OEF. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591801485171-0QYWM199JOGZHBKORD7E/7eba32edab82693709870032b4c62d8e.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Master Sergeant Tara R. Brown, USAF (Deltona, FL, 33 years) Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, MD Died: 27 Apr 11, at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan MSgt Brown died of wounds suffered when a veteran Afghan pilot opened fire in a training room after an argument with a foreign colleague. She was training Afghan airman on network and computer skills. Brown grew up in Long Island with three siblings, raised by their father. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591798505287-UCJC38E9UHB4223KWBSG/8bbbb1d11b41bc6eef43ee217dd69ac6.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Staff Sergeant Aracely Gonzalez O’Malley, USA (Brawley, CA, 31 years) 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade, 311th Signal Command, Schofield Barracks, HI Died: 22 Oct 10, Homburg, GermanySSG O’Malley died of injuries sustained in an Oct. 12 non-combat incident at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591801637233-DV44DKZSEIR9BNRMH387/f29bb9bac21c65631d37a692615e1959.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom First Lieutenant Ashley I. White, NC ARNG (Alliance, OH, 24 years) 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard, Goldsboro, NC Died: 22 Oct 11 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan 1LT White, along with two of her fellow soldiers, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381762194-0T8TEEPH9PKLZ6XY1M97/1bf598494b78fad6e7610376bf16b91b.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Julie R. Hickey, USAR (Galloway, OH, 20 years) 412th Civil Affairs Battalion, US Army Reserve, Whitehall, OH Died 4 Jul 04, Landstuhl, Germany SPC Hickey was evacuated from Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 30 and died in Landstuhl, Germany, of complications from a non-combat related illness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591798960991-4UHSAMDZOE0FEEW9Q41W/1057d32ce530ce97f0c48b5abdd8ea3c.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Petty Officer Second Class Dominique Cruz, USN (Panama City, FL, 26 years) USS Halsey homeported in San Diego, CA Died: 18 Jan 11, Gulf of Oman, Fifth Fleet area of operations PO2 Cruz was reported missing from the USS HALSEY on Jan 18. After an extensive search and rescue effort by multiple helicopters, her body was found in the Gulf of Oman on later that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591815754537-SO04RNAZO8O7H27UO359/36b37108d45850e486beed100717b2be.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Hilda I. Clayton, USA (Augusta, GA, 22 years) 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), 21st Signal Brigade, Fort George G. Meade, MD Died: 2 Jul 2013, Jalalabad, Afghanistan SPC Clayton died as a result of a non-combat related incident that occurred in Qaraghahi, Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814635160-34YDBR9OTLKIKIXHQOS5/b1d1e6edacefcfecef43d7d09ac613c7.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Brittany B. Gordon, USA (St. Petersburg, FL, 24 years) 572d Military Intelligence Company, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA Died: 13 Oct 12, Kandahar, Afghanistan SPC Gordon died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her unit with an improvised explosive device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731116138-O2FSKQIQP7PX95YFOEP6/cc4a5ccdc629621e8f7f7555f10f4045.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Petty Officer 2nd Class Laquita Pate James, USN (Orange Park, FL, 33 years) USS Bataan Died: 12 Feb 07, USS Bataan, off the Horn of Africa PO2 James died of apparent natural causes while deployed aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS BATAAN, which was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. She was a mother of two boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814742907-4Q8GC0VOFEACV0LPE7BH/36a7017c0e9d1a5d2f3fd15de6ed5d87.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Captain Victoria A. Pinckney, USAF (Palmdale, CA, 27 years) 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, WA Died: 3 May 2013, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan,Capt “Tory” Pinckney died in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft along with two of her fellow airmen. She was a graduate of the Air Force Academy, where she met her husband, Richard. They had a baby boy who was just seven months old at the time of her death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591815466890-785A1LAQNIW65GLTIF3L/a3b5f4dac4b4493215a61165fc3eed74.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Lieutenant Colonel Jaimie E. Leonard, USA (Warrick, NY, 39 years) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY Died: 8 Jun 2013, Sharana, Afghanistan LTC Leonard died from injuries suffered from small arms fire received at Zarghun Shahr, Afghanistan. She dreamed of serving in the military from a young age. In 1997, she graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned a graduated degree from Georgetown in 2007. Leonard was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by five siblings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591815687671-4N7KBTRALD3Y7MO7TIC6/2c3aef3d7d46f099a7df6df3a870a804.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Ember M. Alt, USA (Beech Island, SC, 21 years) 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Fort Eustis, VA Died: 18 Jun 2013, Bagram, Afghanistan SPC Alt died, along with three of her fellow soldiers, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked Bagram Airfield with indirect fire. Her father was working in Afghanistan as a contractor at the time of her death. He was able to escort his daughter’s body home through Ramstein Air Base and then to Dover Air Force Base. Alt graduated from Kileen High School in 2009 where she led her 4x400 track relay team to the State Championship. She had a very artistic, creative mind and loved to write poetry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814681097-ZB0NAPO6H0AO3MICGGQB/6715ea8768daeeeeedb38c98d6886acd.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Captain Sara M. Knutson Cullen, USA, (Eldersburg, MD, 27 years) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Hunter Army Airfield, GA Died: 11 March 13, Kandahar, Afghanistan CPT Knutson died when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was riding in crashed during a rainstorm. Sara was a 2003 graduate of Liberty High School and attended West Point to study law. Knutson’s husband Chris was a former CW2 Black Hawk pilot who left active duty to be near her so they could start a family. They married in November and Knutson deployed in January. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591802195584-KKZ1YPG7CJRHXHXYBB2A/8aa4d2c28ad2bc5cb9acadb799002f80.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Krystal M. Fitts, USA (Houston, TX, 26 years) 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 17 Jul 12, Kandahar, Afghanistan SPC Fitts died from injuries suffered from indirect fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591801560535-93T2TD6FN5219E7R39EN/58626bd7c968e879fd349f960de8e63f.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Devin A. Snyder, USA (Cohocton, NY, 20 years) 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, AK Died: 4 June 11, in Laghman province, Afghanistan. SPC Snyder, along with three of her fellow soldiers, died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. She was born to an active duty Navy family that settled in New York. She graduated from Wayland-Cohocton High School in 2008, an all-county runner who also played soccer. Snyder was known as “Twiggy.” She joined the army after graduation and loved serving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591815859305-P2O8WEI76LHGT291VMNB/a79b255dc6a32dd118c07894b509746d.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Caryn E. Nouv, USA (Newport News, VA, 29 years) 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA Died: 27 Jul 2013, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan SPC Nouv died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked her vehicle with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591798548211-UJDGACXQC675JDLXTMC5/00d24b43820d3a90d16a843246ec17f6.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Lieutenant Colonel Gwendolyn A. Locht, USAF (Fort Walton Beach, FL, 46 years) 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, FL Died: 16 Nov 10, Houston, TX Lt. Col. Locht was medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 22 for treatment of a non-combat related illness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591730820843-4PLRWH1LU3HDF377T13A/image-asset.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Senior Airman Alecia S. Good, USAF (Broadview Heights, OH, 23 years) 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, WA Died: 17 Feb 06, Gulf of Aden, Djibouti SrA Good died when two CH-53 helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden in the vicinity of Ras Siyyan, northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area. She was deployed to Djibouti as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa during Operation Enduring Freedom. She was an avid snowboarder and left behind a daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591730688777-VT9DI66PG60BD1IZX9J6/photo24190.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom First Lieutenant Laura M. Walker, USA (Texas, 24 years) 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, WA. Died: 18 Aug 05, Kandahar, Afghanistan 1LT Walker died when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath her HMMWV during ground assault convoy operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731606785-32KIISG96X6MRGUO1WO0/ed42200fb62663e418b5c7570b62a48d.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant Simone A. Robinson, IL ARNG (Dixmoor, IL, 21 years) 634th Brigade Support Battalion, Illinois Army National Guard, Crestwood, IL Died: 1 Mar 09, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX SGT Robinson died of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her security post on 17 Jan 09 in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was responsible for guarding fuel trucks that supplied the generators, ensuring power for the base in Kabul. Robinson enlisted in the National Guard with her parents’ permission while still in high school. She believed the military would give her a better life. She left behind a two year old daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731469080-EZP1IU1N5WDDQYYS4GKN/ea1cfa0d502dfee55fe6bd5589392052.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Seteria L. Brown, USA (Orlando, FL, 22 years) 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, Fort Hood TX Died: 25 Jul 08, Sharana, Afghanistan SPC Brown died of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591802034768-0F3UNG64HOGHF1XL22V1/44c10cc73edda59746981209f3c941d1.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Private First Class Sarina N. Butcher, OK ARNG (Checotah, OK, 19 years) 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, OK Died: 2 Nov 11 in Paktika, Afghanistan PFC Butcher and a fellow soldier died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381429087-PG5XI7EHK9YZ4SN3P1D8/15a69917d247a4e58222f2b99da404d6.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Staff Sergeant Anissa A. Shero, USAF (Grafton, WV, 32) 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, FL Died: 12 Jun 02, Pakitka province of Afghanistan SSgt Shero, a Loadmaster, died when the Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II Aircraft in which she was riding crashed during take-off in the Pakitka province of Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591816668617-9OI41DQ4NVCQED2Z39UL/5a5fd58de8aba053301999739608b409.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814155865-YK02VRQ67ECWVJQX78HL/077831424558cd8d76a90b0baa4ca294.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Private First Class Patricia L. Horne, USA (Greenwood, MS, 20 years) 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY Died: 24 Aug 12, Bagram, Afghanistan PFC Horne died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591814222982-LDSO15LWGEJM5IIA2Y9O/a6c9e7827485117ebb1dd183c4587884.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Staff Sergeant Jessica M. Wing, ME ARNG (Alexandria, VA, 42 years) 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Bangor, ME Died: 27 Aug 12, Kuwait City, Kuwait SSG Wing died in a non-combat related incident. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591799188423-B5WQD5Q9OUM4DTH1XO6E/05e2fe5f2fd481b3b9ee5c5c7dd74a05.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Staff Sergeant Cynthia R. Taylor, USA (Columbus, GA, 39 years) 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY Died: 16 Apr 11, at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. SSG Taylor died of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier detonated a suicide vest at a meeting. Taylor was a vehicle mechanic and was survived by a son and daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731697593-1INP92EBP0R4ADV9IRRV/69abae6f4ce0e6de1c9b9ef6cddb3d24.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Lieutenant Florence B. Choe, MSC USN (El Cajon, CA, 35 years) Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan Died: 27 Mar 09, Camp Shaheen, Mazar-E-Sharif, AfghanistanLT Choe died when an Afghan National Army soldier opened fire on personnel assigned to the camp. Choe’s father was a career Navy sailor. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of San Diego in 1997 and a Master's Degree in Public Health and Health Care Administration in 2001 from San Diego State University and joined the service after 9/11. She was an avid runner and snowboarder. Her husband also served in the Navy and they had a 3 year old daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591731066940-8PLQOE1RXBB3IQYM9V8V/101f6798347e1b271d0cb6e6cb5713ec.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Sergeant First Class Merideth L. Howard, USAR (Alameda, CA, 52 years) 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Bragg, NC Died: 8 Sep 06, Kabul, Afghanistan SFC Howard died when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her HMMWV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591381812114-4ZL8VBPQPJL24KOM88AA/a8c3622ca6465b7c20722911a09163c5.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom Specialist Chrystal G. Stout, SC ARNG (Travelers Rest, SC, 23 years) 228th Signal Brigade, SC Army National Guard, Spartanburg, SC Died: 6 Apr 05, Ghazni, Afghanistan Specialist Stout died when the CH-47 helicopter she was on with 17 others crashed in a sandstorm south of Kabul. She graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in 1999 and was enrolled in a distance learning program through Liberty University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1591816135733-LO9F14GSBZPIT6TX03ZE/82ea64330642ac465c34eb662311c105.jpeg Operation Enduring Freedom First Lieutenant Jennifer M. Moreno, USA NC (San Diego, CA, 25 years) Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA Died: 6 Oct 2013, Zhari District, Afghanistan 1LT Moreno, along with 3 other soldiers, died when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. https://www.valorrun.org/races-information daily 0.75 2020-06-29 https://www.valorrun.org/scholarship daily 0.75 2025-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/f9e56fa9-426a-4847-b753-7531a4902e97/zaida+and+mom.jpg Scholarship - Zaida Buchan Zaida Buchan is embarking on an exciting journey at Clemson University, where she is studying Computer Science. Her path to college has been shaped by resilience, adaptability, and the courage to embrace change. Zaida draws inspiration from her mother, Hannah Buchan, who served in the Air Force. "My mom’s service and dedication have shaped my values. Her commitment to others and her belief in 'each one, teach one' continue to inspire me. She’s shown me the power of perseverance, and I carry that with me into my future." Now at Clemson, Zaida is ready to take on new challenges, eager to grow as a computer scientist, and excited to make an impact in the tech world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/43f5766c-aeb8-4baa-942b-8d13b27af1fc/Sam+Hasson+and+mom.jpg Scholarship - Samuel Hasson Samuel Hasson has always been driven by perseverance and a strong sense of purpose—qualities inspired by his mother, Colonel Leigh Hasson, a distinguished officer in the United States Air Force. "My mom's dedication to her mission and her unwavering commitment to her team have always motivated me to push through challenges and set high goals for myself," Samuel shares. Samuel’s application content was a testament to resilience, determination, and the impact of strong role models. With the unwavering support of his mother and the lessons he has learned along the way, he is prepared to tackle any challenge that comes his way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/cf08a073-49ed-4bff-b08c-1aec75ce241e/Nicole+Birch+2023+scholarship.png Scholarship - Nicole Birch Nicole will begin her senior year at Chapman University this fall. She is a double major in screenwriting and psychology. She has this to say about her mom, LtCol Elizabeth Birch, USMC ret., "My mom has always been my greatest role model. She taught me what it meant to be a strong woman, that being brave isn't being afraid of nothing, but having the courage to face your fears. She always pushed me to do my best and supported me no matter what. I am proud to say my mother is a retired Marine." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/71396341-9c39-44af-ac92-0f17c01dd87c/Andrew+Beute+2023+scholarship.png Scholarship - Andrew Beute Andrew will begin his freshman year at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2023. He has this to say about his mom, Trisha, who served in the United States Navy as a Medical Officer. "I really am proud of my mother's military service. It's strange to know that before I was born, my parents were serving in the military. I suppose it would be nice to think that I was important enough to draw her away from that. I have never asked her why she served, so I really do not know what compelled her to do what she did for a living. We did talk about the fact that she served very early into the time period in which women were allowed to serve in the Navy and for this I am really proud to be her son. It makes me happy to think how strong and dedicated she must have been to do what she did and join the military. At the end of the day, I am proud to say that my mother was in the Navy.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/60fa7db1-cc61-4afd-b58d-fef27a753c26/Maya+Moore.png Scholarship - Maya Moore Maya is a junior majoring in Zoology and minoring in Nutrition. She has this to say about her mom: "One of the reasons I'm thankful for the time my mom devoted to the military is that I wouldn't be here had she not left home. She met my dad in the Navy, so actually both my parents are Navy veterans. Another reason I'm honored to be my mom's daughter is that her work ethic is unmatched, and the Navy helped her in that way. She has always taught me to commit to things fully and with my best intentions. Because of her time in the Navy, she was surrounded by a diverse group of people she never would have met had she stayed in our small hometown in PA. It's also amazing to say that she's still in touch with her old friends from the Navy. By enlisting in the Navy at 19 years old, my mom proved her bravery and acceptance of new challenges. She told me although it was physically and mentally demanding, she has no regrets." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/cc434c6e-bf70-4df9-9739-fcb1ec1a0881/Zander+Buchan.png Scholarship - Zander Buchan Zander will be studying Computer Science at University of South Carolina at Columbia as a freshman in the fall of 2022. He has this to say about his mom: "I am extremely proud of my mom and what she had accomplished serving 6 years in the Air Force With her hard work and dedication to protecting our freedoms and risking her life for our country really shows a lot about my mom and her character. She is such a caring person and never to put herself in front of others. I aspire to be just like her when it comes to her ability to want to help others. She has a saying that she loves, “each one, teach one”. Meaning what she learns she attempts to help others by passing it on and teaching them." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1627934134452-6SODQLM18LSP0EUZC7Z8/2021+Valor+Run+Scholarship+Winner+Angie+Parker.png Scholarship - Angie Parker Angie studies Psychology at Mt. San Jacinto College and just earned her first college 4.0 for the Spring 2021 semester. Angie is proud of her mom's service: "Throughout the many years of watching my mother serve in the Marine Corps, I’ve learned, been taught, and have adapted, not only as a person but into the young woman I am today. Watching my mother make sacrifices for her family and Marines motivated me from a young age to want to do well and even set the example for those around me. I truly believe my mother’s service to our country has impacted my life in such a significantly positive way. I admire her strength, courage, and determination and I too hope to fulfill all goals set fourth to the best of my efforts and continue to make my family proud." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1595374902387-9CHJMRG32IOVZWCAN9NE/103632581_2720690328209472_2833706336862558572_o.jpg Scholarship - Alivia Giles Alivia will pursue a biology degree when she begins college in the fall and had this to say about her mom: “My mom has been serving in the military for 33 years and has shown me what it looks like to be courageous, driven, and successful. Although she has traveled a number of times throughout her career and has spent much time away, she has always been there to support every second of my life and I am very grateful for that. As I have witness her diligent service to individuals around the world, she truly motivates and continues to inspire me every day.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1595375268507-IL1M737DFAAC2Q1A3C1Q/105478096_2724785711133267_4318932792284820451_o.jpg Scholarship - Ethan Goyette Ethan will pursue a Mechanical Engineering degree this fall and had this to say about his mom: “My mom’s service to our nation gives me tremendous pride and as her son, I am proud to tell people that she is a Marine. She taught me the value of hard work and demonstrated what it means to never give up. She successfully balanced her dedication to the Marine Corps with her devotion to my family and we felt that love and support each and every day. Her commitment to always do the right thing and serve others inspires me to join the service after I graduate college.” https://www.valorrun.org/terms-and-conditions daily 0.75 2020-07-22 https://www.valorrun.org/privacy daily 0.75 2020-07-22 https://www.valorrun.org/race-archives daily 0.75 2023-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592425154581-CRICUKT6YBX7DNDUIP1X/Virtual+Valor+Run+2016 Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592425606750-OCLVV7RPK5T6GLARHFPE/a16d8e228342111f28731a87c3eb6e19.jpeg Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592426168997-A2RJJXOJ27KYNP6FDKZ5/40929199893_d3212bda5e_o.jpg Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592423269775-LHIG0O8SMKGB48M7Y3M2/0ba59eecd586b293b1120b34ba1ee800.jpeg Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592425904314-NJPSAXFJYLPHI4MG9KVJ/Valor+Run+10Mile%2F5K%2F13.1+Challenge+2018 Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592425303514-5FSV5IWXPYQH4YB05MUO/34670899182_1c2af28987_c.jpg Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592422937541-N753N6260PXH3DVQUQYF/Valor+Run+2015 Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1592423895863-LRGTMMS24E8N6JRTA5O9/2nd+Annual+10+Miler%2F5K Race Archives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596552244157-8ISRH1D7NRX72Q4CEY6Y/valor+run+2017 Race Archives May 21, 2017 First Landing State Park Virginia Beach, VA Finishers: 262 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596553086561-HFFDP1PSI9ODPI1QNPXU/virtual+10+miler+2016 Race Archives October 15, 2016 Runners from 35 states and 8 countries participated in this event this tribute run benefiting the Women's Memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596552935353-SHB8NLBQYV8ZUIO0H2YG/virtual+10k Race Archives October 17, 2015 More than 1,000 runners participated in this event in 40 states across the US, Japan, Switzerland, Afghanistan and Djibouti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596553165650-5AWMFL0K1Q48LKASY3VU/valor+run+virtual+10+miler+2017 Race Archives October 21, 2017 Runners from 38 states 4 countries participated in this event, a tribute run benefiting the Women's Memorial on their 20th Anniversary Celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596551627789-3WIGT4EHGT8B1OBJUE8M/valor+run Race Archives May 15, 2016 First Landing State Park Virginia Beach, VA Finishers: 260 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596552596769-QTZW5FYPQWU7ARVM9N9T/valor+run+2019 Race Archives May 29, 2019 Virginia Beach, VA First Landing State Park Finishers: 299 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596551457067-MKCFJ1DSFWH4VGXZGOFI/valor+run Race Archives May 17, 2015 First Landing State Park Virginia Beach, VA Finishers: 144 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1596552485041-1X7CEHSO5SQA1FQLBM63/valor+run+2018 Race Archives May 20, 2018 Virginia Beach, VA First Landing State Park Finishers: 279 https://www.valorrun.org/operation-inherent-resolve daily 0.75 2021-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/bd26f319-9ddd-40ea-97c9-a55f6521903e/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.48.07+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve SSGT Alexandria Morrow, USAF From Dansville NY Ag 25 366TH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON, MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID Died 22 MAR 2017 Jordan SSGT Morrow was injured while performing maintenance duties during non-combat operations. She is survived by her two children and spouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/aad794f6-a0e1-4ce5-81ce-5f615f4a8f6c/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.54.27+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve 1LT Alejandra Tobar, USAF From Miami FL, age 25 4TH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC Died 18 JUL 2016 United Arab Emirates 1LT Tobar died in a non-combat related incident. Born in Venezuela, she lived most of her life in Florida and graduated from Florida State University. She is survived by her parents and brother. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/5517d7bd-06e7-4fdb-bbe3-9ebf49645bc6/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.04.20+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve CMSGT Tresse King, USAF from Raeford, NC, age 54 96TH FORCE SUPPORT SQUADRON, EGLIN AFB, FL Died August 3, 2021 CMSGT King served for 30 years in the USAF. She was promoted at a special ceremony at her son’s college basktball game. She is survived by her son and daughter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/368882ee-d814-44d1-bbf9-aa48cbcbd88e/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.34.32+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve LTJG Sarah Mitchell, USN From Oakford PA, age 23 USS JASON DUNHAM (DDG 109), Red Sea Died 08 JUL 2018 LTJG Mitchell was serving as the RHIB boat officer and died in a training accident. A graduate of Virginia Tech and the Core of Cadets, she is survived by a “large loving family.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/2efc1284-89b1-420b-a2ed-8b1eb12e55e1/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.22.43+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve SCPO Shannon Kent, USN From Plattsburgh NY Age 35 CYBER WARFARE ACTIVITY SIXTY SIX SYRIA CENTCOM Died 16 Jan 2019 SCPO Kent was the noncommissioned officer in charge at the National Security Agency’s operations directorate for four years and deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria. She was fluent in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Arabic. A mother of two, she is survived by her husband and sons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/4290997c-7a41-4e33-9750-2961bbf81ca2/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.42.25+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve SGT Christina Schoenecker USAR From Arlington KS Age 26 387TH HUMAN RESOURCES COMPANY, 329TH CSSB, 89TH SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE, WICHITA Died 19 FEB 2019 Baghdad SGT Schoenecker died in a non-combat related incident. She enlisted in May 2009 and served as a human resources specialist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/9e031b1e-7d07-4f52-8694-31b07d9ff8b2/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+4.16.40+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve SGTE Holli Rose Bolinski, USAR from Pinckneyville IL age 37 657TH TRANSPORTATION CO, 419TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION, 103RD SUSTAINMENT CMD MT VERNON IL Died 5 March 2019 Kuwait SGTE Bolinski was a mother of 5 children who enjoyed crocheting, being outdoors, and gardening. She worked as a unit administrator and is survived by her husband and children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/1100c71b-f934-46cb-a0f4-9fb5e55d33bb/Screen+Shot+2021-11-20+at+5.02.02+PM.png Operation Inherent Resolve SN Yeshabel Villot Carrasco USN From Parma OH, Ag 23 USS James E Williams (DDG 95) Died 19 JUN 2014, Red Sea Operating Area SN Villot Carrasco died in a non-combat related incident. She is surived by her husband and parents, who live in Puerto Rico. https://www.valorrun.org/freedoms-sentinel-new-dawn daily 0.75 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/576b1a5f-41d9-4bdd-93e5-417fb363357a/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+10.18.50+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn Petty Officer Second Class Dominique Cruz, USN from Panama City, FL Age: 26 Stationed aboard the USS Halsey (Homeport: San Diego, CA) Died: 18 Jan 11, Gulf of Oman, Fifth Fleet area of operations PO2 Cruz was reported missing from the USS HALSEY on Jan 18. After an extensive search and rescue effort by multiple helicopters, her body was found in the Gulf of Oman later that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/2e100dd0-42e5-4b45-ba47-0135bcb5ad3e/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.48.30+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn SRA Kcey Ruiz, USAF From McDonough, GA, Age 21 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom AFB, MA Died 2 OCT 15, Jalalabad, Afghanistan Senior Airman Ruiz died when when the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft in which she was riding crashed. A member of the Fly Away Security Team, she served on 52 combat missions. She is survived by her parents, both of whom served in the USMC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/4dd4e7f8-e516-47f1-a944-29a883b03ef0/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.36.06+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn SGTE Nicole L. Gee, USMC from Sacramento, CA age: 23 SACRAMENTO CA 24TH MEU, CLR 27, 2D MLG, CAMP LEJEUNE Died: 26 AUG 2021, Kabul, Afghanistan Gee was one of 13 US service members killed in a terrorist attack outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Thursday that left more than 170 other people dead. At least 20 US Marines were among the hundreds of people wounded. Just six days earlier, Gee had posted a photo onInstagram, which was also posted on the Department of Defense'ssocial media pages, showing her holding an Afghan infant. Gee captioned the photo, "I love my job." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/ad2d55e5-18a7-4a6e-911a-d846b74c3a91/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.41.57+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn Major Kelliann Leli, USAF from Parlin NJ, age 30 60TH HEALTHCARE OPERATIONS SQUADRON, TRAVIS AFB, CA Did 27 NOV 20, Al Dharfra AB, UAE Kelli earned her commission from the United States Air Force Academy and graduated from Rutgers Medical School. In 2018, she was named Travis Air Force Base’s Family Medicine ‘Resident of the Year’. She is survived by her husband, who is an USAF pilot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/35b2b26a-b11c-47db-aba5-1e78df4960f7/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.45.41+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn Major Phyllis Pelky, USAF From Rio Ranchos, NM Age 45 USAFA, CO Died: 11 OCT 15, Kabul Afghanistan While serving with a Train, Advise, Assist Command, Major Pelky died in the non-hostile crash of a British Puma Mk2 helicopter. She was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Major Pelky was an assistant professor of German and an aide-de-camp at the USAF. She is survived by her husband, two sons, and six siblings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/bb6d7a98-763c-4937-a839-7bc498e0f001/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.44.06+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen, USAF from Bogota, Columbia, age 36 9th Field Investigations Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL Died: 21 Dec 15 in Bajawri Village, Afghanistan Major Vorderbruggen was a US Air Force Academy graduate, who was selected to be a special agent. She enjoyed sports, and participated in many Tough Mudders and Ragnar relays. While deployed as a Commander in 2015, she was killed when a motorcyclist detonated a exposive device, killing 6 people. She is survived by her wife and their son https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/6edfb674-1869-40b8-ad31-b0d134d886bf/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.40.10+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn SGT Johanny Rosario Pichardo, USMC from Lawrence MA age 25 CE 5TH MEB, MARFOR, CENTCOM Died: 26 Aug 21, Kabul Afghanistan Rosario, 25, was among 13 U.S. service members killed in an Aug. 26 suicide bombing outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. She was helping to screen evacuees at a checkpoint at the airport's Abbey Gate when the bomb ripped through a crowd. She became a supply chief, a role usually held by a more senior noncommissioned officer, according to the Marines, and volunteered to be a member of the female engagement team to interact with Afghan women. She is survived by her mother and younger sister. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecd3448c949b618cdd6ff69/c41ba2c6-c025-4e6e-889c-05fa400eeba0/Screen+Shot+2021-12-07+at+9.50.49+AM.png Freedoms Sentinel and New Dawn Major Maria “Vicky” Sanchez, USAF From Bakersfield CA, Ag 43 60th Medical Support Squadron, Travis AFB Died 26 FEB 15, Bakersfied, CA Major Sanchez enlisted into the USAF Reserves in 1998 and attended Cal State Bakersfield, where she obtained her Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing. She returned to Active Duty in as 2nd Lieutenant Nurse, and also obtained an MBA. She served one tour in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and one tour in Afghanistan as a Trauma Nurse and a total of 24 years in the USAF. Vicky was a marathon runner and a proud mom to three children. She died after a battle with cancer, and is survived by her children, parents, and siblings. https://www.valorrun.org/valor-run-sponsors daily 0.75 2024-03-15