Name: Army Sgt. Shawna M. Morrison Age: 26 From: Champaign, Ill. Assigned to the 1544th Transportation Company, Illinois Army National Guard, Paris, Ill. Incident: Army Sgt. Shawna M. Morrison was killed Sept. 5 during a mortar attack in Baghdad. Died:
September
05, 2004 First female Illinois Guard member killed in Iraq eulogized
Associated Press
PARIS, Ill. School children lined the streets and bagpipes played Tuesday as the community paid its final respects to Sgt. Shawna Morrison, the first female member of the Illinois National Guard to die in combat in Iraq.
Morrison, 26, and another member of the 1544th Transportation Company, Spc. Charles Lamb, 23, were killed Sept. 5 in a mortar attack on their base near Baghdad. Fifteen other soldiers from the Paris-based unit were injured.
Regardless of politics or opinions about war, today we stand in the presence of honor, duty, love and sacrifice, the Rev. Kevin Huddleston told mourners in the east-central Illinois town of...
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Jul 03, 2012
Gone but never forgotten!! Happy Birthday Shawna
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 28, 2011
To the living I am goneTo the sorrowful I will never returnTo the angry I was cheatedBut to the happy I am at peaceAnd to the faithful I have never leftI can not speak but I can listenI can not be seen but I can be heardSo as you stand upon the shoreGazing at the beautiful seaRemember meAs you look in awe at a mighty forestAnd its grand majestyRemember meRemember me in your heartIn your thoughtsAnd your memories of the times we lovedThe times we criedThe battle I foughtAnd the times we laughedFor if you always think of meI will have never gone.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 08, 2011
Shawna had such a beautiful personality and lit up the room wherever she was. I am truly blessed to have called her my friend.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on May 07, 2011
Shawna You inthe arms of "THE GREAT COMMANDER" who was fighting alongside you !There are no more words ...I Salute you from my heart! Captain Len Nicholas
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Family Ties...In every sense of the word Shawna.F riendshipA ffectionM emoriesI mportanceL aughterY ou
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Every memory remains as the days pass quickly by. As I look upon my past my heart just wants to cry.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Red, White, & Blue without you. I miss you.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
You may have thought I didn't see, or that I hadn't heard life lessons that you taught me, but I got every word.~~Perhaps you thought I missed it all, and that we'd grow apart, but Shawna, I picked up everything, it's written on my heart.~~Without you Shawna, I wouldn't be the person I am today; you built a strong foundation no one can take away. ~~You were a wonderful and wise friend to so many of us. You will never be forgotten.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Shawna was a true friend...for a friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Gone from our sight, but never our hearts.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Memories keep those we love close forever.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Love will give you wings.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Happiness keeps you sweet, trials keep you strong, sorrows keep you human, failures keep you humble, success keeps you glowing, but only GOD keeps you going.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
My Most Beloved Family and Friends, Think of me and know I am with you, think of me and smile.
Think of me and knowing that our parting is only for awhile.On the days that you feel so desperate to see my smiling face, just belive in your heart I am with you and that I am in a beautiful place.So think of me and remember all of the memories in your heart, and believe and know that it is true, we are never really apart.~~Love forever Shawna
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
Not ever gone just moved on.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
A daily thought, a silent tear, a constant wish that you were still here.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
I am sorry for your loss. Shawna is a beautiful Angel. They come into our lives for just a short time and leave us with footprints on our hearts that are deep and lasting. They love us with a love that is sent from GOD and teach us what true, unconditional and pure love is. May the days be short until you meet your Angel again.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
I can dream. There's no fairy godmother to make my wish come true. No genie in a bottle to bring me to you. No prayer on a fallen star. No magic potion in a jar. But I can dream and when I do, I dream that I'm there with you.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
What can I say we have so many memories...so many things to look back on. I learned so much from you, I gained so much. I loved the way you made me laugh, I hated the way you made me cry, but what I hated most of of all is when we had to say good-bye.
Prayers & Condolences For: Shawna M Morrison BY Anonymous on Aug 17, 2008
In every tear...there is a river of sorrow and memory. In every tear....there are oceans of love and loss.
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