casey casanova how she died
Mississippi Marine Killed in Iraq Laid to Rest. A Mississippi Marine was laid to rest in Summit Saturday. Marine Lance Corporal Casey Casanova died in Iraq last Saturday along with three other marines when a missile struck their humvee. Casanova is believed to be the first Mississippi woman to lose her life to the war in Iraq. But this marine won't be remembered for how she died. She'll be remembered by how she lived.