H*4533 Concurrent Resolution, By Owens, Rice, Leach and Skelton
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN KIMBERLY HAMPTON OF EASLEY, SOUTH
 CAROLINA, ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2004, TO CONVEY THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER
 FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FLAGS WHICH FLEW OVER THE
 STATE HOUSE ON JANUARY 10, 2004, SHALL BE GIVEN TO PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE IN HER
 HONOR.

   01/14/04  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-8
   01/14/04  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-17

TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY UPON THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN KIMBERLY HAMPTON OF EASLEY, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2004, TO CONVEY THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FLAGS WHICH FLEW OVER THE STATE HOUSE ON JANUARY 10, 2004, SHALL BE GIVEN TO PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE IN HER HONOR.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly were deeply saddened to learn that Captain Kimberly Hampton, 27, of Easley, South Carolina, died on Friday, January 2, 2004; and

Whereas, Captain Hampton was killed in action while the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter she was piloting went down near the Iraqi town of Fallujah west of Baghdad; and

Whereas, witnesses say the OH-58 Kiowa helicopter was brought down by ground fire. The Kiowa is designed for reconnaissance and observation missions and is often used to spot targets for Apache attack helicopters; and

Whereas, she was the first female pilot killed in Iraq and was also the first woman and twelfth reported casualty of the armed services from South Carolina; and

Whereas, Captain Hampton was an aviator with the 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and departed for Iraq on August 31, 2003; and

Whereas, she was an only child and according to her parents, she wanted to be a pilot since the third grade; and

Whereas, Kimberly Hampton graduated from Easley High School, attended Furman University, and graduated with honors from Presbyterian College in 1998 with a degree in English; and

Whereas, she attended Presbyterian College on a full Army ROTC scholarship and while there earned dean's list honors for five consecutive semesters and was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society; and

Whereas, Captain Hampton was team captain of the Blue Hose women's tennis team where she finished her college singles career with a 27-0 record in the South Atlantic Conference, winning singles titles in 1997 and 1998, and being ranked 28th nationally as a singles player and 18th nationally in doubles play; and

Whereas, she was the commander of the Scottish Highlander Battalion during her senior year at Presbyterian College and accepted the Daughters of the American Revolution Award, the George C. Marshall Award, and the Wysor Saber as the battalion's top graduate in 1998; and

Whereas, Kimberly Hampton selflessly and bravely answered her country's call to arms in defense of world order and freedom by participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom with her unit from North Carolina; and

Whereas, it is proper and fitting that members of the General Assembly pause in their deliberations to note the passing of this dedicated soldier and daughter of the Palmetto State who gave her life for her nation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, express their profound sorrow upon the death of Captain Kimberly Hampton of Easley, South Carolina, on Friday, January 2, 2004, and convey their deepest sympathy to her family and many friends.

Be it further resolved that the flags which flew over the State House on January 10, 2004, shall be given to Presbyterian College in her honor.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the family of Captain Kimberly Hampton.