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Marilyn L Gabbard
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Name: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard
Age: 46
From: Polk City, Iowa
Assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa died in Baghdad on Jan. 20 when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was in crashed. Also
Incident: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard was killed were Col. Brian D. Allgood, Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker, Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown, Lt. Col. David C. Canegata, Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller, Col. Paul M. Kelly, Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Lake, Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, Capt. Sean E. Lyerly, Maj. Michael V. Taylor and 1st Sgt. William T. Warren.
Died: January 20, 2007
Iowa soldier killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
By Henry C. Jackson
The Associated Press
Age: 46
From: Polk City, Iowa
Assigned to Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa died in Baghdad on Jan. 20 when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was in crashed. Also
Incident: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard was killed were Col. Brian D. Allgood, Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker, Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown, Lt. Col. David C. Canegata, Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller, Col. Paul M. Kelly, Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Lake, Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, Capt. Sean E. Lyerly, Maj. Michael V. Taylor and 1st Sgt. William T. Warren.
Died: January 20, 2007
Iowa soldier killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
By Henry C. Jackson
The Associated Press
JOHNSTON, Iowa — The first woman promoted to the rank of command sergeant major in the Iowa Army National Guard was among those killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, guard officials said Jan. 24.
Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard, 46, of Polk City, was a passenger on the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed Jan. 20 northeast of Baghdad, officials said. She was the first woman in the history of the Iowa National Guard to be killed in combat, Iowa National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Greg Hapgood said.
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Joint Forces Headquarters, Iowa Army National Guard, Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa
Incident
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn L. Gabbard died in Baghdad on Jan. 20 when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter she was in crashed. Also killed were Col. Brian D. Allgood, Staff Sgt. Darryl D. Booker, Sgt. 1st Class John G. Brown, Lt. Col. David C. Canegata, Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller, Col. Paul M. Kelly, Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Lake, Cpl. Victor M. Langarica, Capt. Sean E. Lyerly, Maj. Michael V. Taylor and 1st Sgt. William T. Warren.
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Marilyn L Gabbard
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.