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KANSAN
VOL. 115 ISSUE 36
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7,2004
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KU students remember the lives of American soldiers who have died in Iraq. The remembrance took place in front of Strong Hall and was held to personalize the war and inform students of what is happening in Iraq. For every American soldier who has died in Iraq, 15 Iraqi civilians have been killed.
Soldiers remembered
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Marta Buethler, St. Louis sophomore, comforts Sarah Garner, Jefferson, S.D., junior, as she speaks about her friend, James R. Wolf, who was killed in Iraq, Garner joined others in reading names of soldiers killed in Iraq yesterday.
Campus ceremony inspires tears, respect
BY ANDY HYLAND
ahyland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAP WRITER
Sarah Garner paused for a moment yesterday on the front lawn of Strong Hall to regain her composure.
The Jefferson, S.D., junior looked into the clear blue sky, received a hug from her friend and then continued to tell the assembled crowd about James R. Wolf, one of the 1,064 American soldiers killed in Iraq so far.
He was her friend, she said. Someone who enjoyed playing basketball and the bass, and who genuinely enjoyed life.
Those faces were on display yesterday as volunteers read the names of the American soldiers who died and posted pictures of them on the Strong Hall lawn in an event sponsored by Delta Force.
She pleaded with the crowd. "Every time you see a name, a face on the news, think of Jamie, and all of the people behind that person."
For every American name that was read over a loud-speaker, the speakers also added "and 15 Iraqi civilians," indicating the estimated 15,000 deaths in Iraq so far.
Ethan Nuss, Salina junior and co-director of
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As the fallen are recognized, a student prepares to leave
BY NIKOLA ROWE
nrowe@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Rickesha Scott had her life together. She would be the first in her family to earn a bachelor's degree. Her 5-year-old daughter was going to kindergarten. She had her own apartment, and she was vice president for special events for the American Women's Business Association.
Two weeks ago, the phone rang. On Oct. 18, Scott will report for National Guard duty, knowing that soon she will be deployed to Iraq and will serve there for 540 days, about a year and a half.
Scott, Junction City junior, will be leaving Lawrence after she celebrates homecoming weekend, with her life packed into storage and her daughter, Keyara, enrolled in a new school.
"I called my mom and cried like a baby. I have to leave my daughter, my home." Scott said.
Scott will be a food service specialist in Iraq, but she still worries about the violence.
Scott joined the National Guard after she graduated high school in 1997 in order to finance college. Oct. 25 would have been the end of her contract, but after 9/11, an officer approached her about volunteering for the reserves and Scott signed up.
I know I'm not going to be fighting, she said,
but it's still a scare tactic to target support staff.
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She was the first person in her family to go to college. Scott graduated from Cloud County Community College with an associate's degree in business. She came to the University of Kansas to pursue her bachelor's degree in business.
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"I was going to be the first to get a bachelor's degree, too, but now my mom and my sisters are going to beat me," Scott said.
Scott comes from a family of three daughters, a mother who loves to spoil her granddaughter and a father in the military. It's hard to leave her family, but it's heart-wrenching to leave Keyara.
"When she firsts starts reading, I won't be there," Scott said. "When she turns 6, I won't be there."
Leaving her family
Keyara will be staying with Scott's parents in Junction City. It is a familiar place for her, and she will be going back to the school where she went to Head Start.
Shella, Scott's mother, already knows what it's like to have a family member leave for duty. Ricky Scott, Rickesha's father, is a sergeant in the National Guard and served in Desert Storm. Ricky
Rickesha Scott, Junction City junior, and her daughter, Keyara, joke around at home. Rickesha will be leaving her home and her daughter for Iraq with the National Guard next week.
worries for his daughter. He remembers his own time abroad.
"Words can't explain it," Ricky said. "All I can say is we did what we were trained to do and I think we did it well."
When his daughter told him that she was leaving for Iraq, his first concern was her safety.
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GSP-Corbin women want more security for the walk to their residence hall after the recent armed car theft at the 11th and Indiana streets parking garage. PAGE 3B
Suspect arrested
The Douglas County Sherrif's Office arrested a suspect yesterday in connection with a March hit-and-run case that killed a 20-year-old Wichita man. PAGE 3B
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