Kimberly Hampton

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Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton (August 18, 1976 in Greenville, South Carolina – January 2, 2004 in Fallujah, Iraq) was a graduate of Easley High School and Presbyterian College. Her home was in Easley, South Carolina, where she grew up. Kimberly was 27 years old when she died. She was a Captain in the U.S. Army, Commander of Delta Troop, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. Hampton died in the Iraq War when the Kiowa Warrior OH58-D armed observation helicopter she was flying was shot down in Fallujah. She was the first female military pilot to be shot down and killed by the enemy fire in US history^[1][2][3] (having been preceded in death my Maj. Marie Therese Rossi whose helicopter crashed in Saudia Arabia supporting Operation Desert Strom on March 1, 1991). The public library ^[4] and the Kimberly Hampton Memorial Highway ^[5] in her hometown of Easley are named in her honor.

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1. ^ EDITORIAL: Sept. 11 brought a 'new normal': Status quo has been upended. The Beaufort Gazette, S.C. wire feed distributed by Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. Washington: Sep 10, 2006. pg. 1
2. ^ Duplessis, Jim "Couple felt 'connection' in visit to ground zero: Parents of woman killed in Iraq donate items to.." The State, Columbia, S.C. wire feed distributed by Knight Ridder Tribune Business News. Washington: Sep 12, 2006. pg. 1
3. ^ Capt. Kimberly Hampton. Write from the Front. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
4. ^ Pickens County Library System. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
5. ^ Dedication for “Kimberly Hampton Memorial Highway”. South Carolina Department of Transportation (2005-4-1). Retrieved on December 20, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Jim Duplessis. Couple felt ‘connection’ in visit to ground zero. The State. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
• A resolution adjourning the House of Representatives in loving memory and honor of Captain Kimberly N. Hampton who perished in Iraq in January 2004. Kentucky Legislature. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
• Bob Faw. Chopper pilot recalled as a super-achiever. MSNBC. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.
• To express the profound sorrow of the members of the general assembly upon the death of captain Kimberly Hampton of Easley. South Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved on December 20, 2006.