As of today, June 25, 2007, 3560 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq. Among them, are these 11.
I have not included their service branch or rank; those things are irrelevant to me.
Amanda Pinson, 21, killed 3/15/06
Elizabeth Jacobson, 21, killed 9/28/2005
Juana Navarro-Arellano, 24, killed 4/8/06
Holly Charette, 21, killed 6/23/05
Carrie French, 19, killed 6/15/2005
Tocarra Green, killed 8/14/2005
Tricia Jameson, 34, killed 7/14/2005
Ramona Valdez, 20, killed 6/23/05
Jessica M. Housby, 23, killed 2/9/05
Leslie Jackson,18, killed 5/20/04
Today is my daughter Darcy’s birthday. She is 31. Which means any of these young women could have been my daughter, too.
I’m crying on my daughter’s birthday, for God’s sake..