Leslie D Jackson
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Age: 18
From: Richmond, Va.
Assigned to A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, Texas
Incident: Army Pfc. Leslie D. Jackson was killed May 20 when her military vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as she was returning to Camp Eagle in Baghdad.
Died: May 20, 2004
Leslie D. Jackson was a battalion commander in the JROTC program at her Richmond, Va., high school before graduating last year. "The Army is what she wanted. That's why there are no regrets," said her aunt, Pearl Roberts. Jackson exchanged e-mails with school principal Earl M. Pappy about her decision to enter the military and her experiences in Iraq. "The students are very upset because she was respected very, very much," he said. Pfc. Jackson, 18, was killed May 20 when the Army truck she was driving hit an explosive device in Baghdad. She was based at Fort Hood, Texas. She viewed the Army as a way to further her education, Roberts said. Jackson grew up in a close-knit family and "loved to shop and dress up and do her nails." Survivors...