SGT Amanda Nicole Pinson: Missouri Military Memorial Foundation
The below listed military personnel is being honored by the Missouri Military Memorial Foundation. Their name will be inscribed upon a monument to be built in downtown St. Louis, Missouri in front of Soldiers Memorial. If you would like to make a donation in their name, please visit the website directly by clicking here to make your donation. Please contact Jennifer, via e-mail, and inform her of your donation so that she may list it as a donation in the below listed military personnels honor on the contributions section of the website.

Thank you.

Army Sgt. Amanda Pinson, 21, of Lemay, MO assigned to the 101st Military Intelligence Detachment, 501st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; was killed March 16th, 2006 when a mortar round detonated in Tikrit, Iraq. Pinson was a 98C Signals Intelligence Analyst and the first female Signal Intelligence Analyst to ever be killed in combat. The United States Army will be naming their new Cryptology Center, "Pinson Hall", in her honor.

Pinson graduated from Hancock Place High School in 2002. She was one of the top students in the class, winning several scholarships. She cheered with the pompon squad, played basketball and softball.

At her funeral service, at Hoffmeister Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Rd., Chris Ehlen (Mother) and Tony Pinson (Father) accepted a Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal and a Purple Heart for their daughter. Visitors filled the chapel and two other rooms to standing-room-only capacity, with closed-circuit television broadcasting the service.

State Rep. Patricia Yaeger, D-Lemay, told Pinson's family at the service: "The state of Missouri stands with you. We mourn with you.". During the procession, which included 117 bikers from the Patriot Guard, hundreds of Lemay residents lined the streets from the funeral home to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetary where Sgt. Pinson was laid to rest with full military honors.

Sgt. Pinson was the beloved daughter of Christina Ehlen (now Andrews) and Tony & Regina Pinson; Beloved sister of Bryan Pinson and of the late Michael and Matthew Pinson; Dear grand-daughter of Bufford and Patty Nickles, Jimmy and Victoria Pinson and of the late Marlene Pinson; Dear great-granddaughter of Alma Nickles; Dear niece of Sandy (Rick) Campbell, Debbie (Mark) Ritter, David (Cindy) Nickles, Jeff (Tammy) Nickles, Cheryl Kohler, Joyce (Ken) Blank, James Harris, and Donna (Michael) Thompson;

Dear cousin of Jennifer, Stacy, Shaun, Stephanie, Jake, Seth, Kevin, Kyle, Melissa, Andrew, Amanda, Michael, and Laura; and special friend of Tara, Amy, and COUNTLESS others.


Click below for her story on the National Security Agency (NSA) website:
SGT AMANDA PINSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

There is a Memorial Scholarship, in Amanda's name, being headed up by the Hancock Alumni Association. To make a donation, please send by form of check or money order to be made to the: Hancock Alumni Association, Amanda Pinson Memorial Scholarship, ATTN: Sue Weber, 2191 Lemay Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63125. This scholarship will be given out to future graduates of Hancock Place High School.

The video below was created by Amanda's cousin, Jennifer, in her honor. The second song that plays is one that was requested be written about Amanda, by her cousin Jennifer, by her friend Chris "Blackie" Starks". They named it, "Angel in Fatigues". The song has been played all over the world.

To view other memorial pages in Amanda's name please visit the websites below:

MySpace.com Memorial Page: click here
Facebook.com Memorial Page: click here