National Association of Black Military Women, A Veterans' Group, Morrow, GA

Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom

HONORING OUR

ANGELS OF COLOR

(Special Thanks to our Source - Military Times Special Tribute at Militarytimes.com)

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FROM THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD
By Theodore O'Hara

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.

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	Army 2nd Lt. Tracy Lynn Alger - November 1, 2007
	30, of New Auburn, Wis.; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 1 in Shubayshen, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. Herstory

	Air Force 1st Lt. Tamara Archuleta - March 23, 2003
	23, of Los Lunas, N.M.; assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.; killed in a HH-60G Pave Hawk crash on March 23, 2003, in Afghanistan. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Julia V. Atkins - December 10, 2005
	22, of Bossier City, La.; assigned to the 64th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Dec. 10 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during patrol operations in Baghdad. Herstory

	Army Spc. Tyanna S. Avery-Felder - April 07, 2004
	22, of Bridgeport, Conn.; assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died April 7 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained April 4 when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Balad, Iraq. Herstory

	Army 1st Lt. Debra A. Banaszak - October 28, 2005
	35, of Bloomington, Ill.; assigned to the 1035th Maintenance Company, Missouri Army National Guard, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., died from non-combat related injuries on Oct. 28 at Camp Victory, Kuwait. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks - April 6, 2005
	41, of Harvey, La.; assigned to Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; killed April 6 when the CH-47 helicopter in which she was riding crashed in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Fifteen service members were killed or are unaccounted for in the crash. Herstory

	Army Spc. Katrina L. Bell-Johnson - February 16, 2007
	32, of Orangeburg, S.C.; assigned to the 418th Transportation Company, 180th Transportation Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Feb. 16 in a vehicle accident in Baqubah, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Staff Sgt. Alicia A. Birchett - August 9, 2007
	29, of Mashpee, Mass.; assigned to the 887th Engineer Company, 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Aug. 9 of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related accident in Baghdad. Herstory

	Army Spc. Kamisha J. Block - August 16 2007
	20, of Vidor, Texas; assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 16 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a non-combat-related incident. Herstory

	Army Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld - October 26, 2003
	19, of Waupun, Wis.; assigned to the 527th Military Police Company, V Corps, Giesen, Germany; killed Oct. 26 during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Herstory

	Navy Master-at-Arms Seaman Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho - October 22, 2007
	20, of Panama City, Fla.; assigned to U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain; died Oct. 22 in Bahrain in a non-combat-related incident. Also killed was Master-at-Arms Seaman Genesia Mattril Gresham. Herstory

Army 1st Lt. Jaime L. Campbell - January 7, 2007

25, of Ephrata, Wash.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, Anchorage, Alaska.; killed Jan. 7 when a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq. Also killed were: Maj. Stuart M. Anderson, Maj. Douglas A. La Bouff, Capt. Michael R. Martinez, 1st Lt. Joseph D. deMoors, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chester W. Troxel, Spc. Michael I. Edwards and Spc. Jacob E. Melson. Herstory

	Army Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey - October 6, 2004
	21, of Normal, Ill.; assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill.; killed Oct. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Herstory

	Marine Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette - June 23, 2005
	21, of Cranston, R.I.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 23 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Staff Sgt. Lillian Clamens - October 10, 2007
	35, of Lawton, Okla.; assigned to the 1st Postal Platoon, 834th Adjutant General Company, Miami; died Oct. 10 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked her unit with rockets. Herstory

	Navy Culinary Specialist 1st Class Regina R. Clark - June 23, 2005
	43, of Centralia, Wash.; deployed with Naval Construction Region Detachment 30, Naval Reserve, Port Hueneme, Calif.; temporarily assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward); killed June 23 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Spc. Karen N. Clifton - June 21, 2007
	22, of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; assigned to the 554th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany; died June 21 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when her vehicle was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade. Herstory

	Army Staff Sgt. Carletta S. Davis - November 05, 2007
	34, of Anchorage, Alaska; assigned to the 10th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Nov. 5 in Tal Al-Dahab, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during combat operations. Herstory

	Army Maj. Gloria D. Davis - December 12, 2006
	47, of St. Louis, Mo.; assigned to the Defense Security Assistance Agency, Washington, D.C.; died Dec. 12 from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad. Herstory

	Army Command Sgt Maj. Marilyn Gabbard -

	Army Sgt. Carie Anne Gasiewicz - December 04, 2004

	Army Spc. Aleina Ramirez Gonzalez - April 15, 2005 Gonzalez
	33, of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troop Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; killed April 15 when a mortar struck her forward operating base in Tikrit, Iraq. Herstory

	Air Force Senior Airman Alecia S. Good -

	Navy Seaman Sandra S. Grant - December 31, 2006

	Army Spc. Toccara R. Green - August 14, 2005
	23, of Rosedale, Md.; assigned to the 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 14 when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations in Asad, Iraq. Herstory

	Army PFC Hannah L. Gunterman - September 4, 2006

	Army Capt. Kimberly Hampton - January 2, 2004

	Army Capt Jennifer J. Harris - February 2, 2007

	Army Sgt Jennifer M. Hartman - September 14, 2006

	Army 1st Lt Ashley L. Henderson-Huff - September 19, 2006

	Army Spc Marisol Heredia - July 7, 2007

	Army Capt (Dr) Roselle M. Hoffmaster - September 20, 2007

	Army Sgt. Keicia M. Hines - January 13, 2004
	27, of Citrus Heights, Calif.; assigned to the 108th Military Police, Combat Support Co., Fort Bragg, N.C. died Jan. 14 when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Sgt 1st Class Merideth L. Howard - September 8, 2006

	Army Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson - May 20, 2004
	18, of Richmond, Va.; assigned to A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas; killed May 20 when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as she was returning to Camp Eagle in Baghdad. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Wakkuna A. Jackson - August 19,2006
	21, of Jacksonville, Fla.; assigned to 710th Combat Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 19 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Spc. Robert E. Drawl Jr. and Cpl. Christopher F. Sitton. Herstory

	Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Laquita Pate James - February 12, 2007
	23, of Orange Park, Fla.; assigned as master-at-arms supporting operations off the Horn of Africa aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship Bataan; died Feb. 12 of apparent natural causes aboard Bataan. Herstory

	Pvt. Lavena L. Johnson - July 19, 2005
	19, of Florissant, Mo.; assigned to the 129th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky.; died July 19 of non-combat-related injuries in Balad, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Capt. Gussie M. Jones - March 07, 2004
	41, of Raleigh, Ark.; assigned to the 31st Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bliss, Texas; died of a non-combat related cause on March 7, 2004 in Baghdad. Herstory

	Army Spc. Rachel A. Lacy - April 4, 2003
	A 22-year-old Army reservist from Lynwood, Il, became ill more than a month after receiving several mandatory vaccinations--among them anthrax and smallpox--before her deployment to the Middle East. She died April 4, 2003. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Denise A. Lannaman - October 1, 2006
	46, of Bayside, N.Y.; assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, New York Army National Guard, Newburgh, N.Y.; died Oct. 1 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait from a non-combat related incident. Herstory

	Army PFC. Karina S. Lau - November 2, 2003
	20, of Livingston, Calif.; assigned to the 16th Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Myla L. Maravillosa - December 24, 2005
	24, of Wahiawa, Hawaii; assigned to the 203rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army Reserve, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; died Dec. 24 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of injuries sustained earlier that day when her Humvee was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Hawijah, Iraq. Herstory

	Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung - December 6, 2006
	34, of Coupeville, Wash.; assigned to the I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I MEF, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; killed Dec. 6 while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh - January 31, 2004
	19, of Taylor, Mich.; assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas; killed Jan. 31 when her vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Trista L. Moretti - June 25, 2007
	27, of South Plainfield, N.J.; assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died June 25 in Nasir Lafitah, Iraq, when her unit was attacked by insurgents using indirect fire. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Shawna M. Morrison - September 5, 2004
	26, of Champaign, Ill.; assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill.; killed Sept. 5 during a mortar attack in Baghdad. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Ashly L. Moyer - March 3, 2007
	21, of Emmaus, Pa.; assigned to the 630th Military Police Company, Bamberg, Germany; died March 3 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle. Also killed were Sgt. Brandon A. Parr and Sgt. Michael C. Peek. Herstory

	Marine Lance Cpl. Juana NavarroArellano - April 8, 2006
	24, of Ceres, Calif.; assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan; died April 8 from wounds received while supporting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Spc. Christine M. Ndururi - November 6, 2007
	21, of Dracut, Mass.; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas; died Nov. 6 in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, from a non-combat-related illness. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Pamela G. Osbourne - October 11, 2004
	38, of Hollywood, Fla.; assigned to Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Oct. 11 when two rockets hit her camp in Baghdad. Also killed was Pfc. Anthony W. Monroe. Herstory

	Army 2nd Lt. Emily J.T. Perez - September 12, 2006
	23, of Texas; assigned to 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Sept. 12 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee during combat operations in Kifl, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Spc. Lizbeth Robles - March 01, 2005
	31, of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 360th Transportation Company, 68th Corps Support Battalion, 43rd Area Support Group, Fort Carson, Colo.; died March 1 at the 228th Command Support Hospital in Tikirt, Iraq, from injuries sustained Feb. 28 in a military vehicle accident in Bayji, Iraq. Also killed was Army Sgt. Julio E. Negron. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Princess C. Samuels - August 15, 2007
	22, of Mitchellville, Md.; assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 15 in Taji, Iraq, when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. Also killed was Spc. Zandra T. Walker. Herstory

	Army Spc. Ashley Sietsma - November 12, 2003
	20, of Melrose Park, Ill.; assigned to the 708th Medical Company, 108th Medical Battalion, 108th Sustainment Brigade, Illinois National Guard, North Riverside, Ill.; died Nov. 12 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Herstory

	Marine Cpl. Ramona M. Valdez - June 23, 2005
	20, of The Bronx, N.Y.; assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed June 23 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Herstory

	Navy Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jennifer A. Valdivia - January 16, 2007
	27, of Cambridge, Ill.; assigned to the naval security force for Naval Support Activity, Bahrain; died Jan. 16 of non-combat-related injuries in Bahrain. Herstory

	Army Sgt. Melissa Valles - July 9, 2003
	26, Eagle Pass, Texas; assigned to Company B, 64th Forward Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Col.; died of non-combat-related injuries July 9 in Balad, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Spc. Frances M. Vega - November 2, 2003
	20, of Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico; assigned to the 151st Adjutant General Postal Detachment 3, Fort Hood, Texas; killed Nov. 2 in an attack on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter near Fallujah, Iraq. Herstory

	Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly A. Voelz - December 14, 2003
	27, of Carlisle, Pa.; assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment based in Fort Knox, Ky.; killed while responding to an explosive ordnance disposal call Dec. 14 when an improvised explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Iraq. Herstory

	Army 1st Lt. Laura M. Walker - August 18, 2005
	24, of Texas; assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 18 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath her Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Herstory

	Army Spc. Zandra T. Walker - August 15, 2007
	28, of Greenville, S.C.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 15 in Taji, Iraq, when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. Herstory

	Marine Corps Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters - January 9, 2002
	25, of Gary, Ind.; assigned to Marine Aerial Transport Refueler Squadron 352, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Calif.; killed in a refueling tanker crash, on Jan. 9, 2002 in Pakistan.

	Wisconsin Army National Guard Spc. Michelle M. Witmer - April 9, 2004
	20, of New Berlin, Wis.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee, Wis.; killed April 9 during an attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. Herstory