In Memory

One year ago today September 28, 2005, Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson was providing convoy security near Camp Bucca, Iraq, when the vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device. She had volunteered for the extremely dangerous job of convoy escort. Airman First Class Jacobson was the first female Airman killed in the line of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She was 21 when she died. Her life before & after her enlistment & her citations are at this site Elizabeth N. Jacobson Online Memorial.


Sgt. 1st Class Merideth Howard, at 52, is the oldest female soldier to be killed in action. She was stationed in Afghanastan as a turret gunner. An article about her with her picture is here.


We mourn the loss of every military member, male or female, but something about a woman dying in combat brings the war & the feelings closer to home for us. Rest in peace, dear ones.