Sgt. Tatjana Reed
United States Army
KIA 22 July 2004 Samarra, Iraq

34, of Fort Campbell, Ky.; assigned to the 66th Transportation Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany; killed July
22  when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

Reed was born in Germany and graduated from high school there. Her Army service records listed Fort
Campbell, Ky., as her hometown of record. She had been in the Army for more than a decade, graduating
from basic training in February 1991.

“She loved the Army,” her mother, Brigitte Dykty, of Clarksville, Tenn., said earlier this week after learning of
her daughter’s death.

In addition to her mother, Reed is survived by a 10-year-old daughter, Genevieve Reed.

As a result of her service in Iraq, Reed will be posthumously awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, the
Army said.
Tributes

Memorial Page Established by- SGT Carrie L. Johnson
In Honor Of SGT Tatjana Reed

SGT Reed was stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany with
the 66th Transportation Company.  She was killed on 22 July 2004, when
the guntruck she was in was hit by an IED in Samarra, Iraq. She was one
of the best  NCO's  I have ever met and I am honored to have met her. She
used to peak her head over my door and wake me up to go eat breakfast.
You could always smell coffee coming from her room everyday. She had
to have it. I will never forget her. She is truly an Angel in heaven
smiling down on us and protecting us with her wings. I MISS YOU FRIEND.

April 11, 2008
Leary B. Rivas, Jr
I had the pleasure and honor of knowing Tatjana Reed in
1991 before she enlisted, but she did tell me about her plans to serve
and I did see and talk to her after her enlistment.  She was one of
the most dedicated people that I've ever known, and in my heart, as well
as so many others, she will be dearly missed and her sacrifice will
never be forgotten.  My most sincere condolences go out to her family, as
well as my prayers.  The light of her memory will forever shine in my
heart.
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