Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!

Howard, Merideth Leigh (Mimi)

Corpus Christi, Texas, Nueces County, United States

Military Information:

US Army
PH: Purple Heart
Deceased
Afghanistan War
KIA
QR Code
GWT: Global War on Terrorism
Operation Enduring Freedom
SFC (Sergeant First Class)
1-Alpha List
Marksmanship Badge
National/American Defense Service Medal/Award

Bio:

Oldest known American woman to die in combat; 52 years old. Born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Howard wanted to be a firefighter, but her hometown did not hire women. So in 1978 she joined the department in Bryan, Texas, as its first female firefighter. Killed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her Humvee in Kabul, Afghanistan.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-01-me-howard1-story.html

https://iraqwarheroes.org/howardm.htm

https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-sgt-1st-class-merideth-l-howard/2099559

https://www.soc.mil/Memorial%20Wall/Bios/Howard_Merideth.pdf

Photos:

Cemetery:

Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered with those of her parents in a fireworks display over Corpus Christi. The other half were spread in a display over San Francisco