Fern L. Holland
Department of the Army civilian
Fern L. Holland
Age: 33
Unit: Department of the Army civilian assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority
Details: Holland, a lawyer, was killed when gunmen posing as Iraqi police officers stopped her vehicle at a makeshift checkpoint near Hilla, Iraq, on March 9, 2004.
The link above, a tribute by Oklahoma State Universtiy.
The link "Fern Holland" below is an interactive website by The Oklahoman. You have got to visit her site.
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Brilliant, beautiful, self-effacing. Only a gunman?s bullets could stop her fearless pursuit of the human rights causes that shaped her tragically short, remarkable life.
Fern Holland
"I love the work and if I die, know that I'm doing precisely what I want to be doing - working to organize and educate human rights activists and women's groups - human rights and democracy education for independents who are motivated and capable of leading this country." [Original Photo]
"I love the work and if I die, know that I'm doing precisely what I want to be doing - working to organize and educate human rights activists and women's groups - human rights and democracy education for independents who are motivated and capable of leading this country."
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Fern Holland initially helped the American Refugee Committee with an investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation of refugees in Guinea, West Africa in April of 2002. [Original Photo]
Fern Holland
Holland worked on the constitutional language while home in Oklahoma for Christmas, sending drafts to her aide, Salwa Ali, by e-mail. "She worked the entire time. It wasn't a vacation," Vi Holland said. "She felt women are our greatest chance for democracy in Iraq. They were the most oppressed group and they most wanted change." [Original Photo]
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Our Sister, who we love and miss [Original Photo]
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