http://combatarms.mu.nu/archives/123742.php According to the Air Force homepage: Defensor Fortis - Defender of the Force Female Airman killed in Iraq Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson, 21, was providing convoy security Sept. 28 near Camp Bucca, Iraq, when the vehicle she was riding... en-us http://bamapachyderm.com/?p=2221 ‘We’re only on earth for a little while, so live life to the fullest and carry a smile.’ I just read that the Air Force just lost a female airman in Iraq–the first AF woman to be killed in OIF. Via my AF bud Slaglerock, who h... http://smalltownveteran.typepad.com/posts/2005/10/amen.html I'm swiping a poem from the comments on SlagleRock's farewell to A1C Jacobson. If it's yours and you don't want it posted here let me know, but in the mean time it's too beautiful not to share.The soldier stood and http://cursesandchrome.blogspot.com/2005/10/heartbreaking.html Our country rarely loses Air Force personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. It does happen, but not as often as we lose members of the Marines and Army. It's the nature of the mission. But we lost a fine young Air Force woman to an IED on September 28th. A... http://linkedinusaf.blogspot.com/2005/10/deep-respect-deep-sorrow-deep-feelings.html Yesterday I posted regarding the passing of Rhein Main AFB. Rhein Main closed September 30th, 2005. And now, it seems that there was more afoot than just a base being closed on that ill fated day - death has darkened the doorstep of the U.S. Air Forc... http://www.lindasog.com/archives/2005/10/first_female_ai.html Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson was providing convoy security Sept. 28 near Camp Bucca, Iraq, when the vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device. "We're only on earth for a little while, so live life... http://blatherreview.mu.nu/archives/cat_war.html#123840 A few days ago Airman First Class Elizabeth Jacobson, aged 21, became the first and hopefully last female airman to lose her life while serving in Operation: Iraqi Freedom. Slaglerock has the story and is collecting thoughts and prayers... http://smalltownveteran.typepad.com/posts/2005/10/rest_in_peace_a.html SlagleRock has the story here. Please drop by and leave a note for A1C Jacobson's families, the one at home and the one in uniform. http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/123787.php Leave a comment and show your support for this young lady's family. Nothing about her sacrifice on our behalf overshadows those others who have given their lives for freedom, but a friend asked, and I answered. We honor them all... http://rocketjones.mu.nu/archives/123755.php I've written about some of my adventures while in the Air Force, many while serving as a Security Policeman. While I tend to share the lighter moments, it's never far from your mind that things can become serious and deadly... http://everymanchronicles.blogspot.com/2005/10/first-female-airman-casualty-in-war-on.html SlagleRock has pointed out that the first female Airman was killed in the war on terror in Iraq. A1C Elizabeth Jacobsen was a Security Forces member. I myself am an Air Force Security Forces veteran...