Karen Fisher's husband, Sgt. Paul Fisher, died in November 2003 when his Chinook helicopter was shot down by a missile over Fallujah, Iraq. Paul was with the Iowa Army National Guard in Davenport. 

Mrs. Fisher says, "We do not get to choose how we leave this world, but we do get to choose how we live our life while we are here.  And for the people like my husband Paul, the military was a life he chose.  He volunteered to put his life on the line to help secure and protect the freedoms that we enjoy everyday." She thinks a quote from John F. Kennedy should be remembered when we think of the current sacrifices being made for Americans' liberty: Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.

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• "I know my husband loved the military," Fisher said. "I know he wanted to be there. I know he was proud to be there. I want to keep a positive aspect about this and let people know Paul loved what he was doing. My husband told me this all the time," Fisher said. Des Moines Register, 9/3/05