Arkansan Injured In Iraq Buried Among Veterans
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Captain Gussie Jones was remembered today
for her loving spirit and deep religious faith.
Jones, an Army nurse, died earlier this month while serving in
Iraq. More than 100 people were present for her funeral in Little
Rock. Jones was buried with military honors.
Wanda McDaniel said her sister was always a giver, whether
someone needed financial help, encouragement or a prayer. McDaniel
said Jones, who was unmarried, loved her 18 nieces and nephews and
took turns entertaining them.
Jones had served in the Army since 1988 and was posthumously
given two awards for her Iraq service: a Bronze Star and a fourth
Army Achievement Medal.
Military officials said Jones died from an apparent heart attack
in Baghdad, where she was working as a medical surgical nurse. Her
death remains under investigation.
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