to the family and friends of

U.S Marine Lance Cpl. Stacy Ann Dryden i am sorry for your loss. my thoughts and prayers are with you.

to the military - it is imperative you notify the family of lance cpl dryden's cause of death. we DO NOT want another lavena johnson (JUSTICE FOR LAVENA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

GlenOak graduate dies at Iraq base
BY BENJAMIN DUER
BENJAMIN.DUER@CANTONREP.COM
CANTON U.S Marine Lance Cpl. Stacy Ann Dryden always enjoyed a challenge.

Whether it was singing in the school choir or cheerleading, she always pushed herself to new experiences.

That love for adventure brought her to the Corps. Her cousin, Midge King, said Dryden chose the Marines because they were the toughest to join.

"Once she joined, she found out it was the love of her life," King said Wednesday.

Dryden — known as "Annie" by friends and family — died Sunday while serving in Iraq.

She died as the result of a noncombat related incident at Al-Asad airfield, the second largest airbase in Iraq. She is the 15th Stark County-area soldier to die in Iraq, and the first woman.

Dryden, 22, is the daughter of Thea Dryden and Ronald Dryden. She has a younger brother, Jake.

It is unclear how she died. ...........