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War is PersonalSarah Holmes
Lance Corporal Sarah Holmes, a member of the British Army since the age of 16, died tragically in a vehicle accident just days before the end of her tour of duty. She was serving in Qatar at the time of the accident, and died surrounded by her family at a hospital in the U.K. She was 26 years old.
Staff Sgt. Lillian Clamens
A 35 year old wife and mother of three, Army Staff Sergeant Lillian Clamens was one of two people who died October 10th, according to the Department of Defense.
Insurgents fired rockets on Camp Victory in Baghdad from a nearby abandoned school killing Clamens and Army Spc. Samuel F. Pearson, 28, Westerville, Ohio.
Clamens was assigned to the 1st Postal Platoon, 834th Adjutant General Company, Miami.
Family members say Lillian Clamens was due to return to Homestead, Fla., next week.
More information about Sgt. Clamens and the homecoming celebration being planned by her family can be found here.
Spc. Rachael L.Hugo
Spc. Rachael L. Hugo of Madison, Wisconsin died October 5th of wounds suffered in an attack by insurgents using an improvised explosive device and small arms in Bayji, Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Hugo was serving as a combat medic and planned to return to her nursing studies in Wisconsin at the end of her deployment. Her unit was expected to return to the U.S. within the next six weeks.
She was 24 years old.
Shayna Ann Schnell
The Department of Defense announced Oct. 5 the death of a Sailor who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Seaman Apprentice Shayna Ann Schnell, 19, of Tell City, Ind., died as a result of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident. Schnell was serving as a master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain, Jebel Ali Detachment, United Arab Emirates.
Reportedly, she was a passenger in a rental car. No information is available about whether she was on duty at the time of the accident.
Shayna Ann Schnell is the 91st female casualty among the Coalition forces in Iraq.
Capt. (Dr.) Roselle M. Hoffmaster
A 2004 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine died this week in Iraq. Dr. Roselle M. Hoffmaster, 32, a captain in the army, died September 20th of injuries suffered in a non-combat-related incident, according to a news release issued Saturday by the Department of Defense. It was unclear how she was hurt. The Defense Department released no other information, other than to say the case was under investigation.
