I feel sorry for her family and friends. Unfortunate that it happens. Since getting deployed and having met many "pogue" chicks and guys that were in civil affairs or truck drivers or just paper pushers and the crap they've been through I've completely stopped using the term "pogue". This is only thing that stupid Army of One slogan I thought was good, an effort to not divide army into combat or non combat, national guard or regular army, just army and soldiers.

I'm not proud, but am aware of the unfortunate fact that the highest ranking death in Iraq was active duty Col., Col. Wood, that replaced one of the officers in our brigade.

I really hate these sad milestones though am also glad its not just us enlisted grunts that get blown away, hope you guys don't take this statement too badly.