Lyndia M. Calhoun Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lyndia M. Calhoun, 33, of Woodbridge, Virginia on December 8, 2019. Sergeant First Class Lyndia Marie Calhoun was born in Galesburg, Illinois and raised in Avon, Illinois. She enlisted in the United States Army through the split option training program in 2003. SFC Calhoun attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and Advanced Individual Training (AIT) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina where she received her Military Occupational Specialty training to become a Human Resource Specialist (42A). SFC Calhoun’s previous assignments included: HHC, 2D Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Fort Drum, New York; HHD, 504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington; 19th Adjutant General Company, Seoul, Korea; USA Support Element, Yong San, Korea; 95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception), Fort Sill, Oklahoma; 1-19th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; 1-79th Field Artillery Battalion, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; HHB, 434th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, Pentagon. SFC Calhoun served in support of Operation of Iraqi Freedom 2006-2007. During her tenure in the United States Army, SFC Calhoun was awarded the following awards and decorations: Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Army Good Conduct Medal with three knots, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral three, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with numeral two, Army Staff Identification Badge, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Drivers/Wheeled Vehicle Badge, and Marksmanship Qualification Badge. She was a member of the Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association where she was awarded two Colonel Robert L. Manning Achievement Medals and the Order of Horatio Gates Bronze Medal. SFC Calhoun is preceded in death by her brother, Anthony Gowler. SFC Calhoun is survived by her daughter, Mariah Jaezyn Jones (MJ); mother, Bridget Homer; dad, Brett Homer; father, Lloyd Calhoun; brother, Michael Calhoun (Autumn); and brother, Nathan Homer. In addition, she leaves two nieces and three nephews. The family will receive visitors Saturday, December 14, 2019 from 4-7PM at Miller Funeral Home, 3200 Golansky Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22192. Interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

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Lyndia M. Calhoun

December 8, 2019