- Simone Holcomb
Simone Holcomb, a specialist
soldier in theColorado National Guard , and her husband Vaughn were both sent toIraq . While serving there, they left their seven children in the care of Vaughn's mother. At one point during the tour the latter had to return toOhio to look after her own father, leaving the children to be looked after by other family members.In the meantime, Vaughn's ex-wife had filed suit to obtain
custody for the two children from their previous marriage. Vaughn and Simone were granted compassionate leave; and Simone refused to return toIraq at its end, in order to care for her children.After some media coverage, Simone was reassigned to
Fort Carson .External links
* [http://msnbc.com/news/990005.asp?0cv=CB20&cp1=1 MSNBC.com article (11 Jun 2003)]
* [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/10/iraq/main582605.shtml CBS News article (11 October 2003)]
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