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Kimberly N Hampton
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Name: Army Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton
Age: 27
From: Easley, S.C.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton was killed Jan. 2 when her OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter was shot down by enemy ground fire in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: January 02, 2004
Parents, fiancé lay to rest first woman from South Carolina to die in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 27
From: Easley, S.C.
Assigned to 1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Army Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton was killed Jan. 2 when her OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter was shot down by enemy ground fire in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: January 02, 2004
Parents, fiancé lay to rest first woman from South Carolina to die in Iraq
Associated Press
EASLEY, S.C. — Army Capt. Kimberly Hampton accomplished a lot in her 27 years.
She was an honors graduate from Presbyterian College who never lost a tennis match. She became the battalion commander of the ROTC unit there, a job that prepared her to command the Delta Troop in the 1st Squadron of the 17th Cavalry Regiment in Iraq.
She was in her second term of military service when the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter she was piloting was shot down Jan. 2.
On Saturday, about 1,200 people recalled Hampton’s life as she was laid to rest near her parents’ home with full military honors.
Hampton, who was based at Fort Bragg,...
Occupation
1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident
Army Capt. Kimberly N. Hampton was killed Jan. 2 when her OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter was shot down by enemy ground fire in Fallujah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Kimberly N Hampton
2009-09-11
Soldier, Pilot, Great tennis player, and Lady gave her life for what she belived in.
Kimberly N Hampton
2007-11-14
Kimberly you will never be forgoten , my heart goes out to your famile and friends.