Jessica L. Cawvey
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Age: 21
From: Normal, Ill.
Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill.
Incident: Army Spc. Jessica L. Cawvey was killed Oct. 6 when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: October 06, 2004
Illinois soldier remembered as dedicated mother
Associated Press
SAVOY, Ill. — A soldier who was killed in Iraq was remembered Friday as a woman who was dedicated to her family, especially her 6-year-old daughter.
Jessica L. Cawvey, 21, of Mahomet, was killed Oct. 6 in an explosion near her convoy that was traveling on a main supply route in Fallujah, Iraq.
The Rev. Clarence Cawvey said his niece was a generous person who loved adventure.
“She joined the service because she wanted to provide the right future for her daughter,” Cawvey said at her funeral Friday evening in Savoy.
According to The News-Gazette in Champaign, about 400 people, including many members of the Paris-based 1544th Transportation Company, attended the service in which Cawvey was posthumously promoted from specialist to sergeant.
She also was awarded the Purple Heart for her injuries and the Bronze Star for her months of service...