Elizabeth Jacobson

Elizabeth Nicole "Liz" Jacobson (March 26, 1984 – September 28, 2005) was a United States Air Force airman who was killed in action in the Iraq War in 2005.

On September 28, 2005, while Jacobson was guarding a convoy originating from Camp Bucca, Iraq, the vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device near the Iraqi town of Safwan.

The explosion killed her and U.S. Army sergeant Steve Morin Jr., 34 years old, from Arlington, Texas.

[6] The U.S. Air Force has established the Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award for Expeditionary Excellence which is given to airmen for outstanding performance during a deployment.

[8] Goodfellow Air Force Base renamed the base main gate Jacobson Gate[9] The Eagle Chapter, Air Force Security Police Association, created a challenge coin to honor the memory of Jacobson.

Jacobson (2005)