Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 09.19.2022
Pvt. Brianna Cahoon and her twin sister Pfc. Alyssa Cahoon pose for a Facebook photo while attending Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Pfc. collapsed during a training exercise and passed away Aug. 25 surrounded by her Family and twin. (Courtesy photo)...
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 09.16.2022
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, salute a Soldier Cross memorial erected in honor of Pfc. Alyssa Cahoon Sept. 16 at the Main Post Chapel. Cahoon attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson with her identical twin sister when she collapsed during a training event and passed away five days later surrounded by her sister and Family....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 09.16.2022
Pvt. Brianna Cahoon, identical twin sister of Pfc. Alyssa Cahoon, renders a final salute in honor of her sister during a memorial service Sept. 16 at the Main Post Chapel. The sisters enlisted and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson before Alyssa collapsed during a training exercise and later passed away....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 09.16.2022
Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment fire a 21-Gun Salute in honor of Pfc. Alyssa Cahoon Sept. 16 at the Main Post Chapel. Cahoon, assigned to Company B, collapsed during a training exercise and died five days later of a “rare and completely undetectable heart abnormality,” according to a Facebook message from Cahoon’s mother, Susan Cahoon....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 09.16.2022
A bugler from Fort Jackson’s 282nd Army Band plays Taps during a memorial service for Pfc. Alyssa Cahoon at the Main Post Chapel on Sept. 16. Cahoon collapsed during a training exercise and passed five days later surrounded by her twin sister, brothers and parents....
Photo by Alexandra Shea | Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office | 09.16.2022
Capt. Laura E. Chapek, Company B, 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment commander, speaks about the dedication, leadership skills and empathy of Pfc. Alyssa Cahoon during a memorial service Sept. 16 at the Fort Jackson Main Post Chapel. Cahoon passed away from a “rare and completely undetectable heart condition” according to her mother Susan Cahoon in a Facebook message....
