Jessica A Ellis Tribute

A 101st Airborne Division soldier who was killed Sunday in Iraq was a health care specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis, 24, of Bend, Ore., died from wounds suffered when her vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.

Ellis entered the Army in September 2004 and arrived at Fort Campbell in May 2005. She is survived by her parents, Linda and Steven Ellis, of Baker City, Ore.