[LadyX]

"Didn't go out to Hanchey tho', where I taught CH-47, OH-58, and Aeroscout students"

Please be sure to read my Reply # 28, ladtx.

It was an OH-58 that was shot down in Iraq, piloted by the female from South Carolina who perished.

To add insult to injury, she is described merely as a 'soldier' whose life was lost.

[HiJinx]

I've been watching the defenselink.mil site for news on another who was wounded on New Year's Day when I spotted this. These stories are withheld until next-of-kin are notified.

DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton, 27, of Easley, S.C., was killed on Jan. 2, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq.

Hampton was the pilot of a Kiowa, OH-58, Observation Helicopter when it was shot down by enemy ground fire and crashed. Hampton died as a result of her injuries.

Hampton was assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.