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Iowa's first female Command Sergeant Major dies in Iraq

Radio Iowa is reporting that 46-year-old Command Sergeant Major Marilyn Gabbard of Polk City died Saturday during a helicopter crash in Iraq.

Gabbard joined the national guard in October 1979 as a private climbed up the ranks from there. She was the first female Command Sergeant Major in the Iowa National Guard and also the first member of the Iowa Guard to die in combat.

She is survived by her husband Edwards - himself a retired guardmember - one daughter, five step-daughters and one step-son. No funeral information has been announced at this time.

Our warm thanks and prayers to the Gabbard family.

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Posted on January 24, 2007 5:58 PM | | Spotlight

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