Prescious Stars

Operation Enduring Freedom

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October 7, 2011 - The Present

Pvt. John M. Henderson Jr.	21	Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment	Columbus, Georgia	One of two soldiers who died after their Humvee slid into the Kunar River northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border on August 4, 2005

Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin	23	Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74	Dahlonega, Georgia	Died when he drowned in the Seychelles on November 20, 2005

Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr.	21	Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Villa Rica, Georgia	One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam	39	54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division	Columbus, Georgia	Died as a result of a non-combat related illness in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2007. His death is under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb	29	6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment	Norcross, Georgia	Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sangin, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2008

1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante	35	Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force	Athens, Georgia	One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008

Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver	39	48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard	Barnesville, Georgia	Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008

Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young	39	1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group	Jonesboro, Georgia	Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008

Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips	27	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Jasper, Georgia	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008

Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers	24	2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team	Snellville, Georgia	One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008

TAKEN A GOODWIN ROBERT STACEY SSG 20040920 35 M ALBANY GA AFGHANISTAN
A REICH STEPHEN CHARLES MAJ 20050628 34 M SAVANNAH GA AFGHANISTAN

A HENDERSON JOHN MCKENZIE JR PV2 20050804 21 M COLUMBUS GA AFGHANISTAN
Pvt. John M. Henderson Jr. 21 Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Columbus, Georgia One of two soldiers who died after their Humvee slid into the Kunar River northeast of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border on August 4, 2005

A CHANDLER JEREMY ALAN CPT 20050811 30 M RICHMOND HILL GA AFGHANISTAN

N TURPIN EMORY JASON PO3 20051120 23 M DAHLONEGA GA SEYCHELLES
Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin 23 Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 Dahlonega, Georgia Died when he drowned in the Seychelles on November 20, 2005

M LARGE SAMUEL WAYNE JR LCPL 20060217 21 M VILLA RICA GA GULF OF ADEN
Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr. 21 Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Villa Rica, Georgia One of eight Marines and two airmen killed when two CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters crashed into the Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti, while flying a training mission in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006

A ELAM GREGORY LOWELL SSG 20071211 39 M COLUMBUS GA AFGHANISTAN
Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam 39 54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division Columbus, Georgia Died as a result of a non-combat related illness in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2007. His death is under investigation.

A TABB DONALD THERRONNIE SSG 20080205 29 M NORCROSS GA AFGHANISTAN
Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb 29 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment Norcross, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sangin, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2008

M MERCARDANTE LUKE JOHN 1STSGT 20080415 35 M ATHENS GA AFGHANISTAN
1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante 35 Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force Athens, Georgia One of two Marines killed during combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008

A WEAVER DAVY NATHANIEL MSG 20080518 39 M BARNESVILLE GA AFGHANISTAN
Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver 39 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard Barnesville, Georgia Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008

A YOUNG MITCHELL WAYNE MSG 20080713 39 M JONESBORO GA AFGHANISTAN
Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young 39 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Jonesboro, Georgia Killed when the vehicle he was in struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008

A PHILLIPS MATTHEW BRITTEN CPL 20080713 27 M JASPER GA AFGHANISTAN
Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips 27 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Jasper, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008
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A AYERS JONATHAN RYAN CPL 20080713 24 M SNELLVILLE GA AFGHANISTAN
Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers 24 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Snellville, Georgia One of nine soldiers killed when their outpost was attacked by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades by enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008

Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Operation New Dawn

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