24 responses so far ↓

• 1 Jennifer Shipley // Mar 23, 2006 at

  My name is Jennifer Shipley and I’m the cousin of Sargeant Amanda Pinson. I ran across your site, and wanted to take time to thank you for caring enough to post her story.

  Just an FYI, she was ranked up to Sargeant just a few days ago.

• 2 Mike Dittrich // Mar 23, 2006 at

  Amanda was a great kid. I was a teacher where she went to school and she will not be forgotten!

• 3 Anthony Buss // Mar 23, 2006 at

  I went to high school with Amanda. She was a remarkable person who touched the lives of many and will definitely be missed.

• 4 DAVE NICKLES // Mar 24, 2006 at

  HEY,
  THANKS FOR YOUR TRIBUTE TO MY NIECE.I AM HER UNCLE DAVE AND YOU ARE THE FIRST THING THAT COMES UP WHEN I GOOGLED HER NAME.THANKS FOR CARING!THE SUPPORT WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN IS SIMPLY ____A_M_A_Z_I_N_G !!!!!WE ARE IN MOURNING, YET IT IS HARD TO GET TOO DOWN WITH ALL THE LOVE WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN…SHE HAS BEEN MEMORIALIZED ON http://WWW.MEM.COM SEARCH WORD PINSON.THANKS FOR THE PAGE AND MAY GOD BLESS!!

• 5 amela // Mar 24, 2006 at

  hi i feel bad that she died and i didn’t know her but i want to thank her for trying to same our country ok i hope she rests in peace in heaven
  i also feel bad for her family

• 6 Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys.. // Mar 24, 2006 at

  Sergeant Amanda Pinson

  Chuck Simmins feels she is someone you should meet. Obviously, I agree. So, go meet Sergeant Amanda Pinson. Not a Medal winner, not a deserter, just an average soldier, doing what soldiers do. And like me when I deployed, she…

• 7 Maggie // Mar 25, 2006 at

  Thanks for writing aout this Chuck. If Amanda’s family is still reading…..Please accept my deepest sympathies and sincere gratitude.

• 8 Amy Morris // Mar 25, 2006 at

  Thank You Sgt. Amanda Pinson for all that you have done for us. We love you..you’re our hero! You will truly be missed!!!

• 9 Techography - Another one Gone // Mar 25, 2006 at

  [...] Saturday, March 25 2006 @ 09:50 EST Contributed by: BloodSpite Views: 1 The State of Missouri and the city of St Louis lost one of its foremost citizens on March 16thSgt Amanda N. Pinson asge 21, was killed in a mortar attack, along with fellow soldier Spc. Carlos M. Gonzalez, 22, of Middletown, N.YThe familiy is aware of this particular website have have sent them many thanks.Do me a favor…and thank them for living loving and helping to raise such a corageus woman. For more on women soliders be sure to read Grey Eagle a female Seargent stationed in Iraq, whose husband recently A< HREF=”http://afemalesoldier2.com/2006/03/17/when-eagles-soar-together/”>wrote of her going back to IraqIt’s a good read. Heep your tissue’s handy.And god Speed Seargent Pinson. My little tribute follows. No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as “The Backbone of the Army”. I am proud of the Corps of Noncommissioned Officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the Military Service and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety. [...]

• 10 UNCLE JEFF NICKLES // Mar 26, 2006 at

  AMANDA IS A GREAT PERSON. SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED ALL THE ATTENTION THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GAVE HER TODAY.SHE IS A TRUE SUPPORTER OF THE ARMED FORCES.IT’S SAD THAT THINGS LIKE AMANDA GIVING HER LIVE ,BUT SHE DID IT WITH PRIDE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. GOD BLESS ALL AND THANK ALL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR THERE SUPPORT.

  UNCLE JEFF 3-25-06

• 11 frank murphy // Mar 26, 2006 at

  I AM A FRIEND OF AMANDAS FATHER AND STEPMOTHER AND WAS AT THE FUNERAL.IT WAS A GREAT TO SEE THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY ALONG THE WAY TO J.B.CEMETARY.IT RESTORES MY FAITH THAT WE LIVE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND THANK YOU TO THE TROOPS

• 12 SFC Billy Cook // Mar 26, 2006 at

  I was blessed with serving with SGT Amanda Pinson. She was much more than a soldier that I worked with, she was a little sister to me. She was, and always will be an angel. She could brighten anyones day with a quick “smile”, or “we love you SGT Cook”. I am definitely a better person for being able to work with her. May God bless her family and aid them through these times.
  V/R,
  Billy Cook
  SFC, USA
  Intelligence Sergeant
  101st Airborne Division

• 13 Andrew David Nickles // Mar 26, 2006 at

  Thank You for making this loving site. SGT. AMANDA N. PINSON was the bestest first cousin that I’d ever have. She was soooooooo awsome.There are so many good words for SGT.AMANDA N.PINSON that it would take all web sites to put it on. March 16th, 2006 will never be forgotten nor SGT.AMANDA N.PINSON will never be forgotten. I still love and charish her In my heart because she is still with us even though we cannot see her. Thank You SGT. AMANDA N. PINSON for all that you have done and You will be missed soooooooooooooooooooooo much.

  We will see you again someday SGT. Amanda N. Pinson

  ^Love you My Cousin^ I know your watching.

  Love and never Forgotten++ Andrew David Nickles

• 14 SARA TINKER // Mar 26, 2006 at

  HI I’M AMANDA’S COUSIN AND I JUST WANNS SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS. SHE REALLY WAS A GREAT PERSON AND I KNOW EVERYONE SHE TOUCHED WILL MISS HER. AND FOR ALL U SOLIDERS THAT MIGHT BE READING THIS I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM. I SEND YOU MY PRAYERS.

• 15 Dan Ochoa // Mar 26, 2006 at

  I only went to school with Amanda for a year, but she was always nice to me and she was such a good person. My deepest sympathies to Amanda’s family and friends. She is watching over all of you now and she is safe in Heaven. God Bless You all and Rest In Peace Amanda. Thank You for keeping us all safe and defending freedom. God Bless Our Troops.

• 16 joyce blank // Mar 27, 2006 at

  our heart
  our hero
  our sweet SGT. AMANDA PINSON

  i was going to tell you about just how special mande was but on sat. 3/25/2006 you all told me! she would of been so proud of you all for your patriotism and your love. i’m so bleesed to have had her in my life. her smile was always contiguous.my heart will always be so ful of pride for her not only for being SGT.AMANDA PINSON but for being the best person any one could ever have been or will be. she was my hero before she was SGT. AMANDA PINSON and will always be

  i will always love you mandy pants
  aunt joyce

• 17 Stuart K. Bailey // Mar 27, 2006 at

  We are deeply saddened for the loss of SGT Amanda Pinson. We are all still in shock. Amanda was a great soldier and an even better person. We all know where Amanda must be now. Amanda was already an angel and loved by all who knew her. We who knew Amanda are all devastated and heartbroken and she will never be forgotten.

  I knew Amanda personally. Amanda was a 98C Signals Intelligence Analyst. Although I am the Senior 98C working in the same unit Amanda did not work directly for me yet I still often spoke with her and she often came to me for advice on many different matters. Although all of our soldiers are precious to us Amanda was like a daughter to me and she will always be loved and remain in my thoughts, prayers, and in my heart. I will forever miss hearing Amanda calling me Old Man.

  Amanda will always be loved and missed by those who knew her. Amanda was always funny, full of laughter, and quite the jokester too. She always made everyone’s day a better day. Amanda set the example for all to live by. If only all people conducted themselves in this manner we would all be in a better place. We who knew Amanda are all truly blessed to have known her and all hope to one day be good enough to see her again.

  I along with many other Rear Detachment soldiers from Amanda’s unit went to St. Louis to meet Amanda’s family, pay our respects, and attend her funeral. It was the saddest moment in my life yet the most rewarding. The attendence by those who loved and knew her and the support of the local community were truly amazing and emotional. I would like to thank Amanda’s family for their hospitality and their graciousness that they showed us in their own time of mourning. They are truly wonderful loving people just like Amanda.

  V/R,
  Stuart K. Bailey
  101st ABN DIV

• 18 James W. Black // Mar 27, 2006 at

  I too, along with the rest of the Rear G2 and the G2 soldiers still serving down range are deeply saddened by the loss of such a wonderful and touching person. It was a great honor to escort Amanda home to her family and loved ones. It was a difficult journey for reasons that only a G2 soldier who severed with her can understand. Many of us are still at a loss for words. I can truthfully say that she was escorted with the utmost of respect and dignity along her final journey.
  I know she was watching and I know she accepted all of the support her family received from the community and the military. On the day of the service it was quite chilly and cloudy, but if you noticed, when the lid was placed over the site, the clouds cleared and the sun came out and warmed up almost instantly. I took that as a sign from above that Amanda is okay and that she wanted to spread the warmth of her heart to all who attended.

  V/R
  CW3 Jim Black
  G2/ACE
  101st ABN DIV

• 19 Brittany // Mar 27, 2006 at

  I didn’t know Amanda personally, I went to school with her and my sister played sports with her…and from what she tells me Amanda was a great person.

  Amanda u will deeply be missed and thanx for fighting for our country

• 20 David Moreland // Mar 27, 2006 at

  I would like to just pass on some comments about this American Hero and Soldier. She was a kind person that everyone in this organization loved. She was always there to give me that first smile at shift change, ask how things were going, and ask how I was doing. She always shared pictures of loved ones back home and was so proud of her family. I will never forget her smile, her kindness, and love for her country. She made an everlasting impression on all soldiers she worked with. This everlasting impression is Army wide which is evident by all the individual calls and emails sent to express their sympathy.
  She was deeply concerned for soldiers’ safety and news of soldiers that had been injured or worse only increased her energy for her job. She was inexhaustible in her work. She was an expert and I continually called on her to take on some of the hardest work due to her abilities and love for her job. Due to this Hero’s skills and hard work, soldiers’ lives were saved. Soldiers in this Division and the ones that worked with her will benefit from her work for a long time.
  I was glad to hear the soldiers from G2 at Fort Campbell were there to give SGT Pinson the respect and honor that everyone here was praying for. The family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. I will always remember SGT Pinson as a true friend, a superb leader, and most of all a Hero. She will never be forgotten.

  CW2 David Moreland
  G2/ACE

• 21 Brandon Glaser // Mar 28, 2006 at

  Amanda Pinson was one of the nicest and sweetest people one could ever hope to meet. A person true of heart and of character who was very intelligent and touched a lot of people. I will always remember her fondly.

• 22 Connie Schuessel // Mar 30, 2006 at

  I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has done anything these past days to make this any easier on all of us. Your kind words mean alot. And I am going to miss Mandy so much and so will every one else. I really just want to say thank you to everyone. MOM, DAD, BRYAN, if you see this I love you guys lots.
  LOVE CONNIE

• 23 SSG Matthew Elmore // Apr 2, 2006 at

  News of SGT Pinson’s death reached us quickly in the 3rd Infantry Division in Georgia. Several of us worked with SGT Pinson in Tikrit, and we were all deeply saddened and surprised to hear that something like this could happen to someone so seemingly safe from harm and also such an amazing person all around. Amanda’s tenacity for life was evident in everything she did. She put great personal stake in solving problems to make life safer for her comrades in Iraq. Her positivity and charisma comforted those around her, and brought smiles to even the most hardened war faces. God has truly chosen to keep the best for Himself.

• 24 Lisa // Apr 10, 2006 at

  I only had the pleasure of meeting Amanda this past year in 2005 through a mutual friend and then running into her once more before she left. I instantly loved her. She was so full of life and so proud of what she was doing. My deepest sympathies to those who know and love her and to those who will never have the opportunity to meet the woman who immediately touches your heart. The world has truly lost a remarkable person. I am honored to have the memory of her that I do and will remember her always.