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Adriana N Salem

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

March 4, 2005

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Spc

3rd Forward Support Battalion, Division Support Command, 3rd Infantry Division

Fort Stewart, Georgia

Died in Remagen, Iraq when her military vehicle rolled over.

Spc. Adriana N. Salem
At 6 a.m., when most of her classmates were still hitting the snooze button, Adriana Salem would be at school, hitting the gym to run and work out. "She was pretty driven, very committed and driven," said Bruce Bazsali, head of her high school's physical education division. Salem, 21, of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was killed March 4 when a vehicle she was riding in rolled over in Remagen, Iraq. She was based at Fort Stewart. Salem played violin in the school orchestra and joined the school's Italian club on a trip to Italy the summer after she graduated. As president of her school's group against drunk driving, she taught grade-school pupils about the dangers of tobacco and asked classmates to pledge sobriety at big dances. "She was one of those people that is just a kind soul," said teacher Jim Arey. Salem wanted to become a police officer and thought joining the military would help her achieve her career goals. After Sept. 11, she decided it was her time to enlist. "She was called to serve, and she served," said family spokesman Sgt. 1st Class Richard Myers.