Name: Army Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Age: 21 From: St. Louis, Mo. Assigned to the 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Incident: Army Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson was killed Mar. 16 when a mortar round detonated in Tikrit, Iraq. Also Died:
March
16, 2006
Lemay soldier remembered as “breath of fresh air”
LEMAY, Mo. — A Lemay soldier was remembered as “a breath of fresh air” during funeral services before she was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Army Sgt. Amanda Nicole Pinson and another soldier, Spc. Carlos M. Gonzalez, 22, of Middletown, N.Y., were killed March 16 by a mortar round near Tikrit, Iraq. They were both members of the 101st Military Intelligence Detachment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Pinson, 21, was a “model soldier” and “a breath of fresh air,” said Lt. Col. Lucinda Lane, who spoke at Saturday’s service.
Pinson enlisted in the Army after graduating in 2002 from Hancock Place High School, where she won several scholarships and was on the basketball and softball teams. She planned to attend college after her military service and become an FBI or CIA agent.
School district Superintendent Ed Stewart said she...
Prayers & Condolences For: Amanda N. Pinson BY Anonymous on Aug 29, 2006
MANDE WE MISS YOU I KNOW GOD IS HOLDING YOU IN HIS LOVING ARMS. WELL SEE YOU AGAIN
Prayers & Condolences For: Amanda N. Pinson BY DONNYDO on May 16, 2006
Dear Lord hear my prayer. Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort her with Your Divine Presence. Bless her heart and keep her family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.
Amen
She has proudly served her country.
Now, she proudly serves with angel's wings.
Prayers & Condolences For: Amanda N. Pinson BY Anonymous on May 11, 2006