Bill's Country - Honoring Georgia's Heroes

Will you wear BLUE - on Friday?

2010-05-26T13:10:00.000-07:00

One of my high school classmates (of 1953) sent this to me, and I'm sending it on.
I will definitely wear some BLUE on Friday, every Frioday without exception.... for many have paid a price so dear -- past, present and will in the future. To all of them we owe much, and WILL NEVER FORGET.

WILL YOU WEAR BLUE???
International Picture of the Year
Here are two very touching photos honored this year
First Place :

First Place
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News

When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body arrived at the Reno Airport , Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his casket as passengers watched the family gather on the tarmac.

During the arrival of another Marine's casket last year at Denver International Airport , Major Steve Beck described the scene as so powerful: 'See the people in the windows? They sat right there in the plane, watching those Marines. You gotta wonder what's going through their minds, knowing that they're on the plane that brought him home,' he said 'They will remember being on that plane for the rest of their lives. They're going to remember bringing that Marine home. And they should.'

Second Place

Second Place
Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News

The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and played songs that reminded her of 'Cat,' and one of the Marines asked if she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. 'I think it would be kind of nice if you kept doing it,' she said. 'I think that's what he would have wanted'

PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING!
Blue Fridays.
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing blue every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the 'silent majority'. We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops.
Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar, will wear something blue. By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of blue much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in BLUE and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on. The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is .'We need your support and your prayers.' Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something blue every Friday.

IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON. Simply "copy and paste" it into an email. It won't take long.

IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS -- THEN IGNORE THIS SIMPLE REQUEST. BET YOU DON'T!

Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.

One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON,
AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET BOTH OF THEM.

God bless America!

And thanks for your visit!

The meaning of Christmas

2009-12-13T09:32:00.000-08:00

The meaning of Christmas, and what it means to me! Yes, this true story sums it up beautifully.

Who's your Daddy ?

A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg , TN. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to table, visiting with the guests. The professor leaned over and whispered to his wife, 'I hope he doesn't come over here.' But sure enough, the man did come over to their table.

'Where are you folks from?' he asked in a friendly voice.
' Oklahoma ,' they answered.
'Great to have you here in Tennessee ,' the stranger said.. 'What do you do for a living?'
'I teach at a seminary,' he replied.

'Oh, so you teach preachers how to preach, do you? Well, I've got a really great story for you.' And with that, the gentleman pulled up a chair and sat down at the table with the couple.

The professor groaned and thought to himself, 'Great .. Just what I need ....another preacher story!'

The man started, 'See that mountain over there? (pointing out the restaurant window). Not far from the base of that mountain, there was a boy born to an unwed mother. He had a hard time growing up, because every place he went, he was always asked the same question, 'Hey boy, Who's your daddy?' Whether he was at school, in the grocery store or drug store, people would ask the same question, 'Who's your daddy?'

He would hide at recess and lunch time from other students. He would avoid going in to stores because that question hurt him so bad. 'When he was about 12 years old, a new preacher came to his church. He would always go in late and slip out early to avoid hearing the question, 'Who's your daddy?'
But one day, the new preacher said the benediction so fast that he got caught and had to walk out with the crowd.

Just about the time he got to the back door, the new preacher, not knowing anything about him, put his hand on his shoulder and asked him, 'Son, who's your daddy?'

The whole church got deathly quiet. He could feel every eye in the church looking at him Now everyone would finally know the answer to the question, 'Who's your daddy?'

'This new preacher, though, sensed the situation around him and using discernment that only the Holy Spirit could give, said the following to that scared little boy.. 'Wait a minute! I know who you are! I see the family resemblance now, You are a child of God.'
With that he patted the boy on his shoulder and said, 'Boy, you've got a great inheritance. Go and claim it.'

'With that, the boy smiled for the first time in a long time and walked out the door a changed person. He was never the same again. Whenever anybody asked him, 'Who's your Daddy?' he'd just tell them , 'I'm a Child of God..''

The distinguished gentleman got up from the table and said, 'Isn't that a great story?'
The professor responded that it really was a great story!

As the man turned to leave, he said, 'You know, if that new preacher hadn't told me that I was one of God's children, I probably never would have amounted to anything!' And he walked away...

The seminary professor and his wife were stunned. He called the waitress over & asked her, 'Do you know who that man was -- the one who just left that was sitting at our table?'

The waitress grinned and said, 'Of course. Everybody here knows him. That's Ben Hooper. He's governor of Tennessee !'

Someone in your life today needs a reminder that they're one of God's children!

'The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of God stands forever.' ~~Isaiah

YOU'RE ONE OF GOD'S CHILDREN!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!

If you would like to share this story with someone, simply "copy & paste" it, and send it. It just may be the best message you could send!

Have a Merry and blessed Christmas!

from the five of us,
ole Bill, my young lady Betty, Jasmine (our 14 year old Maltese - born on Christmas Day), and Calico and Tabby - our two stray cats.

They do not truly love who do not show love------Shakespeare

"Red, White and Blue Christmas"

2009-12-12T16:01:00.000-08:00

This tribute to America's military serving away from home during the holiday season was first made and distributed in 2006 . . . but it is just as touching and relevant now as it was three years ago. (Reminder: MUTE Blog music, upper right, before playing video)

Click here: YouTube - "Red, White and Blue Christmas"

God bless our military and their families.
We Must Never Forget Them, and what they do! Amen

"The Night Before Christmas" told by Santa Claus, this is really excellent and very true, every American should see it,

2009-12-11T08:18:00.000-08:00

"The Night Before Christmas" told by Santa Claus, this is really excellent and very true, every American should see it!

Enjoy

Be moved and touched
Be proud
Did your eyes become watery
Pass it on
Say a prayer for those who serve our country, defending and protecting our nation, freedom and Constitution

In honor of all who serve - presently, past and future!

(Reminder: mute the Blog music in upper right before continuing with Youtube video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdxWkKfjYEA

be.com/watch?v=bdxWkKfjYEA

Merry Christmas Dear Soldier...P.S.--We Love You!!

www.youtube.com

Thanks to Army.mil for some great pictures. By Lance Corporal James M. Schmidt 1986 Words are close to the recording..I'll have to change them later. 'Twas the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, in a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone. ...

ATX

2009-11-12T22:26:00.000-08:00

American Tea Party Anthem (with words) by Lloyd Marcus

We must not forget - Freedom Is Not Free!

2009-11-12T19:21:00.000-08:00

Special Video below

Afghanistan Coalition Military Fatalities By Year
Year US UK Other Total
2001 12 0 0 12
2002 49 3 17 69
2003 48 0 9 57
2004 52 1 7 60
2005 99 1 31 131
2006 98 39 54 191
2007 117 42 73 232
2008 155 51 89 295
2009 288 95 85 468

Total 918 232 365 1515

Iraq Coalition Military Fatalities By Year
Year US UK Other Total
2003 486 53 41 580
2004 849 22 35 906
2005 846 23 28 897
2006 822 29 21 872
2007 904 47 10 961
2008 314 4 4 322
2009 141 1 0 142

Total 4362 179 139 4680

Note: Mute music (upper right} before starting video

Introducing a friend, a fellow American and brother - ENJOY

Lloyd Marcus honors America's Veterans at the Sacramento Tea Party August 28, 2009

American Tea Party Anthem (with words) by Lloyd Marcus

United We Stand by Lloyd Marcus

Ronnie Stayed the Same, Tribute to Ronald Reagan

Lloyd Marcus Remember 9 11 @ Gathering of Eagles singing United We Stand

Thank you Lloyd, my friend, for what you are doing for my country.
God bless you, America, our troops and their families.

Here's to the Heroes: A Military Tribute ... to whom we owe so much! We salute them all!

2009-11-11T11:05:00.000-08:00

We shall not forget!

A PRAYER FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY

Father in Heaven, watch over America's sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers, in their hour of peril. Bring them home safely to their loved ones. Wrap your loving arms around the wounded, and bring to your side the ones who have lost their lives. Let their loved ones know peace of mind from the pain of having lost those who were so dear to them. Let their children learn wisdom as they grow up without their mothers and fathers.
Amen

A gentle, humble and true reminder:
It's the Soldier, not the reporter
who has given us the freedom of the press!
It's the Soldier, not the poet,
who has given us the freedom of speech!
It's the Soldier, not the politicians,
that ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness!
It's the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag!

Note: Remember to mute the music - upper right. The following may be slow loading due to activity - be patient, it's worth it.

Here's to the Heroes: A Military Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL-0mdEg0U4&feature=player_embedded

The WWII/Korean War Version of "Before You Go"
http://www.beforeyougo.us/play_byg

The Vietnam War Version of "Before You Go"
http://www.beforeyougo.us/play_byg_vn

And more:
Bill's Country - Honoring Georgia's Heroes (leave a COMMENT to remember someone - it's Veteran's Day)
http://bcgaheroes.blogspot.com/

God bless America, our troops and their families, Amen.

To Sergeant Hurtt and family, all members of his unit and their families;

2009-10-24T18:23:00.000-07:00

To Sergeant Hurtt and family, all members of his unit and their families;
from the ole 73yy former guardsman (48th Armored Division, 148th Aviation Battalion) and volunteer firefighter:

I was honored to meet Sergeant Hurtt and his beautiful family at the Cracker Barrel at I-20 and Thornton Road on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Be it known by one and all, this is a warm, beautiful and devoted family proudly representing Georgia and the entire USA.

Such a man and family is what makes America special, great, strong, free, defended and protected. And sets America apart from all other nations, countries and peoples. I'm confident that Sergeant Hurtt's unit and their families are equally such great Americans.

So please join Betty and I in remembering them, being grateful for them and constantly praying for them as they deploy and serve for a year defending and protecting America, our freedom and liberty, and the Constitution of the United States of America. And likewise all others currently serving, and all those before them -- now over 43,000,000 in our 233 year history.

A gentle, humble and true reminder:

It's the Soldier, not the reporter
who has given us
the freedom of the press!

It's the Soldier, not the poet,
who has given us
the freedom of speech!

It's the Soldier, not the politicians,
that ensures our right to
Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of happiness!

It's the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag!

A PRAYER FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY

Father in Heaven, watch over America's sons, daughters, husbands, wives, fathers and mothers, in their hour of peril. Bring them home safely to their loved ones. Wrap your loving arms around the wounded, and bring to your side the ones who have lost their lives. Let their loved ones know peace of mind from the pain of having lost those who were so dear to them. Let their children learn wisdom as they grow up without their mothers and fathers. Amen

For the members of Sergeant Hurtt's unit, and their families, and all others serving:
** simply return here to be assured you are not alone,
** you are not forgotten,
** you are missed,
** you are constantly being prayed for,
** to just listen to the music accompanying this Blog, or my other Blogs, for it is my hope this music will add to you day and truly make a difference -- yes, that's my prayer,
** all are invited and encouraged to post a comment and/or a prayer, -- just fellow the instructions, they are simple really, and free,
** if you wish to post a photo, send to bill73yy@gmail.com, with "Photo" as 1st word in 'Subject' line.

Thank you for your visits, comments and prayers for our military. Also, please refer others here to support ours troops and their families. FYI, as time and resources permit, we are planning a Blog or Blogs for all lost in Iraq and Afghanistan arranged for and by each individual State.

God bless you and yours, America, our brave troops and their families. We Must Not Forget!

Betty and Bill

P.S. Scroll down, and click on older posts to proceed to earier posts.

Special videos for my Heroes - STOP music tracks, upper right; click back button at end of video to return here:

Surprise #1

Surprise #2

Our friend Brad Latham, Dallas, Georgia

Brad again

Honoring Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher

2009-08-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

Remembering and Honoring

Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher
of Jacksonville, Fla.; "We will be bringing him home."

The first American lost in the Persian Gulf War, when his FA-18 Hornet fighter jet was shot down over the Iraq desert on the first night of the 1991 war, over west-central Iraq on Jan. 17, 1991.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Captain Speicher's family for the ultimate sacrifice he made for his country."

We are extremely grateful to all those who have worked so tirelessly over the last 18 years to bring Captain Speicher home.

We must never forget

that freedom is not free!

Honoring Staff Sergeant John C. Beale

2009-07-06T07:59:00.000-07:00

I received this from a friend of mine.

What a tribute for America! I lived in Atlanta for two years and was there during 9-11, so I can attest to the level of patriotism that exists; but this just blew me away.

As a veteran, I can only hope we never lose the spirit that is obviously still alive in Georgia. Forward as you see fit.

Rest in Peace Brother!
Killed in action, the body of Staff Sergeant John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, on June 11, 2009.

The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough, Georgia. This happened all from a simple notice in local papers indicating the road route to be taken and the approximate time. Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military. Be it known that there are many places in this land where people still recognize the courage and impact of self-sacrifice. Georgia remains one of those graceful places.

An American and Georgia Hero from Riverdale, Georgia, Staff Sergeant Beale was a member of the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard. Killed near Kapisa, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009.

Click here to continue a short travelogue with it's own special music of that day's remarkable, and painful journey. But only watch this if you wish to have some of your faith in people restored.

Happy Flag Day

2009-06-14T10:44:00.000-07:00

HAPPY FLAG DAY AMERICA

For them we must work and strive

to protect and defend

the Constitution of The United States of America

- and may we always have the heart and wisdom to keep

it the same and unchanged as our founding fathers intended,

and America,

"the land of the free, and home of the brave",

so help us God !

Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance

Click "Back" arrow to continue to the next below;

clicking on each 'title':

The Pledge of Allegiance

Click "Back" arrow to continue to the next below:

Pledge Story

Click "Back" arrow to continue !

It is Flag Day, and I just don't get tired of hearing about our Flag,

Old Glory, and seeing the different videos!

God Bless America !

God Bless the U.S.A. by Lee Greenwood

and

Click "Back" arrow to see this moving video

and powerful truth:

Final Call

God bless them all !

Celebrating Memorial Day 2009 ! Freedom is not free!

2009-05-25T19:32:00.000-07:00

Today is Monday, May 25, the 146th day of 2009 with 220 to follow.
We are celebrating Memorial Day 2009!

Freedom is not free!

The 'Arrogance' of America ...

1- The American Cemetery at Aisne-Marne , France . A total of 2289 of our military dead.

We Apologize.

2- The American Cemetery at Ardennes , Belgium . A total of 5329 of our dead.

We are arrogant.

3- The American Cemetery at Brittany, France . A total of 4410 of our military dead.

Excuse us.

4- Brookwood , England American Cemetery. A total of 468 of our dead.

5- Cambridge , England . 3812 of our military dead.

6- Epinal , France American Cemetery. A total of 5525 of our Military dead.

7- Flanders Field , Belgium . A total of 368 of our military.

8- Florence , Italy . A total of 4402 of our military dead.

9- Henri-Chapelle , Belgium . A total of 7992 of our military dead.

10- Lorraine , France . A total of 10,489 of our military dead.

11- Luxembourg , Luxembourg . A total of 5076 of our military dead.

12- Meuse-Argonne. A total of 14246 of our military dead.

13- Netherlands , Netherlands . A total of 8301 of our military dead.

14- Normandy , France . A total of 9387 of our military dead.

15- Oise-Aisne , France . A total of 6012 of our military dead.

16- Rhone , France . A total of 861 of our military dead.

17- Sicily , Italy . A total of 7861 of our military dead.

18- Somme , France . A total of 1844 of our military dead.

19- St. Mihiel , France . A total of 4153 of our military dead.

20- Suresnes , France . a total of 1541 of our military dead.

IF I ADDED CORRECTLY, THE COUNT OF OUR MILITARY DEAD IN THESE TWENTY MEMORIALS ON FOREIGN SOIL IS 104,366.

That represents 35.8% of our total combat deaths in all theaters of World War II
(i.e., in Europe and the Pacific combined); or 25.7% of combat and other deaths in service (nontheater).

These were American military members that did not come home to 'rest in peace' near their homes and families, but were buried in far away lands of France, Belgium, England, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

We should apologize to no one. Remind those of our sacrifices. And don't confuse arrogance with leadership.

As Americans, let's all look forward to the next elections to find a president who doesn't think we need to be ashamed.

These 104,366 military members, and their families
- parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, wives and husbands, and children and grandchildren -
are the ones, and the only ones, that are due any form of an apology by any and all
Americans, including any elected or appointed government representatives. To do otherwise is gross disrespect and dishonor of their devoted service and duty to our nation, America, the United States of America.

What's wrong with this picture?

2009-02-19T12:32:00.000-08:00

What's wrong with this picture?

What's wrong with this picture? If you look closely at the picture above, you will note that all the Marines pictured are bowing their heads. That's because they are praying at a recent ceremony honoring the birthday of the Corps.

But, of course, it has the ACU up in arms complaining, "These are federal employees, on federal property and on federal time. For them to pray is clearly an establishment of religion, and we must nip this in the bud immediately."

What's wrong with the picture? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

OR THIS PICTURE ?

We must NEVER FORGET !!!!

2009-02-16T11:27:00.000-08:00

Yes, we must NEVER FORGET !!!!

Over 43,000,000 men and women have served in and worn the uniforms of our military !

1,199,082 have given their ALL,

1,481,005 have been wounded

defending and protecting America, the USA, "the land of the FREE and home of the BRAVE" as of February 10, 2009 !

The Bravest of Americans

2009-02-16T10:58:00.000-08:00

The Bravest of Americans
http://www.teamsarah.org/video/the-bravest-of-americans

A friend, Denise, from Bartlesville, OK., says

It is a beautiful tribute to our amazing Military and the sacrifices that they and their families make to protect OUR precious freedoms! Please take a moment to read and the next time you meet a veteran, see a man or woman in uniform, or run into a family member of someone in the Service, will you just consider thanking them. I've done this countless times and the responses are amazing. Some are so stunned they are just speechless, some so appreciative that you'd think they'd just won the lottery, and some, many actually, have teared up with appreciation for just a simple "Thank you, Sir. or Thank you Maam." Try it! I'll bet anything that you will feel even better having done so than the person you've thanked. Thanks for reading and God Bless America!

I agree with her, too !

A Special Prayer

2009-01-30T15:12:00.000-08:00

Jennifer from Minnesota said:

I loved your website but was unable to leave my comment so here it is:

May the Lord, Our God, Bless our soldiers and their families

for the sacrifices they make in the name of peace, freedom, and civil rights.

May the Lord grant them the equipment they need to do their work,

and keep them safe and warm.

May they feel his loving embrace each and every moment.

Amen

"Semper Fidelis" from Iraq

2008-11-13T09:28:00.000-08:00

Sgt. Major David Fox (Steve Hunyar's friend) in Iraq.

His C.O. had just told him he was selected for Sergeant Major. We were getting ready to go back up to the entry control point and he gave me the news.
Congratulations Sgt. Major! "Semper Fi" - "Always faithful."

Sgt. Major David Fox standing next to the Air Base sign. This sign was at entry control point. This is where we saw the most of the terrorist activity to include that horrible VBIED I witnessed.

Sgt. Major David Fox, standing with his C.O. Major Leon Millholland (A tall country boy from Dawsonville, Georgia) and one of our Iraqi Interpreters. This was the first free election in Iraq and I was proud to have participated. (Yes Sgt. Major Fox, a day in history -- like so many because of our brave men and women like you in our military services. You make us proud 24/7. How can we ever thank you enough ? Semper Fi !)

"Gentlemen, it is an honor for me to serve this country and to serve patriots like yourselves!"

"My home town is Columbus, Ohio.

I would be remiss in my duties if I didn’t tell you what an outstanding bunch of Marines I had served with in Iraq. They all hailed from Georgia and they were some of the bravest Marines I ever met. They never complained, they believed in what we were doing and they made our mission a success. - Sgt. Major David Fox"

The meaning of "Semper Fidelis"

http://www.oo-rah.com/Store/editorial/edi52.asp

Semper Fidelis; Always Faithful. The Few. The Proud. The Marines.

2008-11-12T08:02:00.000-08:00

America is moving in the wrong direction!

We must refocus to return to our values and the foundations upon which our Republic was formed, and has been built by hard work, sweat and sacrifice by the American people throughout our great history. A great people of character, substance, purpose, strength, devotion and love for freedom, liberty and justice for all.

And perserved by the men and women who have worn the uniforms of our military branches. Over 43,000,000 and counting. Over one million have given their all -- their lives; over 1,400,000 have been wounded -- for our country, the United States of America, 'the land of the free, and home of the brave'.

We must not forget these brave souls, and their families who also bore so much, who risk it all for defending and protecting our nation, our cities, our neigborhoods -- the very streets on which we live, the churches where we worship, and the schools we send our children to for a better chance in life. They paid a price -- for 'the price of freedom, liberty and justice for all' is very high. These blessings and opportunities are not free, and all must do their part to protect and maintain the great gifts bestowed upon us. It is the responsibility of every citizen, not government agencies and taxpayer dollars and programs. If left up to government, then none are free - but slaves to government. History throughout the world, and all nations, is a very complete, accurate record of the destiny of man, the rise and fall of societies. The weak fall into mediocrity - a lower state of existence; the strong mature, strive and work for a better present and future.

For me, and my household, I chose the latter.

So, I encourage a review, a heartfelt one, of these two paths to a better, stronger future for America:

America the Disposable; The Culture War During the Era of Apathy

http://www.steve4kids.com/americathedisposable.htm

Quotes:

"The Marines have landed; America the Disposable has landed; Semper Fi!"- Sergeant Major David E. Fox, United States Marine Corp

"The word needs to get out. Those of us who have seen the devaluation of life and social distortions over the last 40 years can see where we are headed.

Unfortunately, the young do not see it. Wisdom and age come with the price of seeing and understanding. Sometimes the price is very high." - author, Steve Hunyar.

"Liberalism has so many tentacles. Each on their own seemed harmless, but as each has come together, it has morphed into monstrosity of socialism, which is bearing fruit now. We have to stop it at all levels. A decidedly targeted attack is necessary. I pray each day that we will have the fortitude to make the sacrifices of forefathers and on our soldiers today have not gone for nothing.

The book attempts to arm conservatives with more facts. Liberals will not listen to facts, but independent minded people will. And certainly, the young. We need the young to stand up and take notice. They need to know that only 40 years ago, none of us had alarms on our homes and our cars. What has happened?" - author, Steve Hunyar.

"We all pay a big price - every man, woman and child, the young and the old. Particularily those who serve in the military and as 1st responders who answer the call to duty to defend and protect us as we go about our daily lives. Freedom, liberty and justice for all has a price - it does not come easy, it is not free or without an effort and individual responsibility." - Bill's Country, the old Guardsman and volunteer firefighter.

http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/forsakenroots.html

Patrick Henry, who is called the firebrand of the American Revolution, is still remembered for his words, "Give me liberty or give me death." But in current textbooks the context of these words is deleted. Here is what he said: "An appeal to arms and the God of hosts is all that is left us. But we shall not fight our battle alone. There is a just God that presides over the destinies of nations. The battle sir, is not of the strong alone. Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death."
These sentences have now been erased from our textbooks.

AND

James Madison, the primary author of the Constitution of the United States, said this: "We have staked the whole future of our new nation, not upon the power of government; far from it. We have staked the future of all our political constitutions upon the capacity of each of ourselves to govern ourselves according to the moral principles of the Ten Commandments."
Today we are asking God to bless America. But how can He bless a Nation that has departed so far from Him?

It is up to us to help guide America back 0n the right course ! That course as intended by our founding fathers.

Will you help ????

America needs us all !

God bless America, abundantly !

REMEMBER THESE WHO DEFEND AMERICA

2008-10-19T07:36:00.000-07:00

GOD BLESS AMERICA !

Pause to pray for

these brave Americans

and their families!!!!

We owe them a lot !!!!

More than we can ever repay !

These brave Americans

come from and represent all those

from across our country -

throughout our history.

America is a shining city upon a hill --
-"As Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States of American, emphasized, America is a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere."[1]
And, "As Ronald Reagan said in his farewell address to the nation, 'I've spoken of the Shining City all my political life. …In my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.'"[2]

I believe that is the gift given

by those we attempt to honor throughout these posts,

who gave their best, and often their all,

in service to our country, communities, neighbors and fellow citizens.

Puts everything in to perspective doesn't it?

Subject: I am not breaking this one, sorry!

You stay up for 16 hours
He stays up for days on end.

You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.

You complain of a 'headache', and call in sick.

He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.

You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.

You make sure your cell phone is in your pocket.
He clutches the cross hanging on his chain next to his dog tags.

You talk trash about your 'buddies' that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.

You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.

You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.

You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.

He doesn't get to eat today.

Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.

You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.

You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.

He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.

You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.

You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.

You see only what the media wants you to see.

He sees the broken bodies lying around him.

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger.

You stay at home and watch TV.

He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.

You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable.
He tries to sleep but gets woken by mortars and helicopters all night long.

If you support your troops, send this to 7 people. If you don't support your troops well, then don't send this out. You won't die in 7 days, your love life won't be affected, and you won't have the worst day ever.You don't have to email this. It's not like you know the men and women that are dying to preserve your rights.

REMEMBER our Troops, and do not forget them LATER
Lest we forget -
KEEP THE CHAIN GOING?

They know who to depend on

and trust!

Spreading love in another land .... because we love our own ! And you will not see this reported by our own media at home. We need to change the thinking in our media if we are to spread love at home and abroad.

Love and tenderness ....
in the middle of war !

Comfort, tenderness and love in far away place, in a war zone,
to someone else's child,
BUT back home .... babies are aborted everyday !
No, something isn't right here in this country maybe,
but neither is it back home ....

with such an absense of love for little helpless ones who can not protect and defend themselves.
Shouldn't we change our attitudes and politics in America, the USA, 'the land of the free, and home of the brave' ?

A brief moment to rest,
and think about home !

When the going gets rough ---- the tough get going
to defend and protect America,
our freedoms and liberties,
our homes, streets, schools and communities !

Consider 'copying and pasting' this
to send to friends,
or refer them to this site
at http://tinyurl.com/GaHero

FREEDOM is not "FREE" !

LIBERTY is not "FREE" !

LIVING in AMERICA is not "FREE" !

These proud Americans, and all those like them and before them,

have carried the burden and paid the price ....

while too, too many in our society have just simply waited

and wanted the government,

and all the taxpayers, to keep them up!

That is not the American way !

Not American citizenship either !

John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States of America

In your hands, my fellow citizens, more than in mine, will rest the
final success or failure of our course. Since this country was
founded, each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty.

The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe.
And so, my fellow Americans:
ask not what your country can do for you -
ask what you can do for your country.
The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from
the hand of God.
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, in order to assure the survival and the success of
liberty.
This much we pledge - and more.
We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms
are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been
granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shank from this responsibility - I welcome it.
The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our country and all who serve it -- and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.
I suggest that Congress members, those we elect to represent us,

WE THE PEOPLE,

should remember and pay heed to these words

of President John F. Kennedy,

a democrat,

that America prospers,

is always prepared to be defended and protected.

Ronald W. Regan, the 40th President of the United States of America

"Trust, but verify !"

"Mr. Gorbachevr. tear that wall down !"

I suggest that the Congress members, we elected to represent us,

WE THE PEOPLE,

should remember and pay heed to these words of wisdom

and strength of a leader and commander in chief of

President Ronald W. Regan

a republican,

to keep our military strong, well trained, well equipped, prepared always

to protect America against all the evil in a very unsettled and dangerous world !

John McCain - An America Hero

2008-10-14T14:48:00.000-07:00

As far as Honesty, integrity, experience, courage and leadership goes, I have to support John McCain.
To show my support for him I produced a 7 min video which I posted on YouTube entitled:
John McCain America's Hero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTqZgymIXkE

Please pass it along to anyone who may want to see it.

Regards,JDS

Honoring Georgia's Fallen 1st Responders { A thru D }

2008-09-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

Since U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth was shot and killed on January 11, 1794,

while serving a civil warrant near Augusta, Georgia,

634 Georgians

have fallen in the line of duty

serving as

Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Management Agency Personnel.

Listed below in these four Posts are the names

of those we pause to honor and remember

for their devotion to duty and service

to the citizens of Georgia and Georgia's communities.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Georgia Public Safety Memorial proudly displays the names of all those brave men and women honored for their dedication and sacrifice to the citizens of the State of Georgia. Above the names that are etched in granite is the theme of the Memorial, "WITH HONOR THEY SERVED". Each of the individuals listed did just that. They served with HONOR, with COURAGE, with DIGNITY, and with concern for their fellow man.

The earliest known line of duty death in our State, and for that matter the entire country, occurred January 11, 1794. A U.S. Marshal named Robert Forsyth was shot and killed while serving a civil warrant near Augusta. Marshal Forsyth was one of the original 13 U.S. Marshals appointed by President George Washington.

But this is only part of the story. At the time of his death, Marshal Forsyth had a 14 year old son named John. John Forsyth, this son of a slain Georgia law enforcement officer, was elected Governor of Georgia in 1827. And, in 1834, he was appointed Secretary of State by President Andrew Jackson and served in that capacity for seven years. As a result, both Forsyth County and the City of Forsyth were named after Robert Forsyth's son. It is quite ironic, but altogether appropriate, that the Georgia Public Safety Memorial which proudly bears the name of Robert Forsyth will be forevermore located in the community named in honor of his son.

Public Safety Memorial

DEDICATED JUNE 10, 1997

The Georgia Public Safety Memorial was established to recognize Georgia's Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Management Agency Personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. These brave men and women were dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, the protection of life and property and the proud tradition of the public safety services. The people of Georgia are eternally grateful to those who have sacrificed so much.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend."John 15:13

Georgia Public Safety Training Center1000 Indian Springs DriveForsyth, GA 31029

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is visible from I75. Below are directions to the Training Center from a north or south approach. G.P.S.T.C. directional signs are posted prior to the exit.

Traveling north on I75, take exit number 188Turn right, go under the I75 overpass to the stop sign and turn rightGo 0.5 mile and turn left across the railroad tracks on the Training Center access road;

Traveling south on I75, take exit number 188Turn right at the stop signGo 0.5 mile and turn left across the railroad tracks on the Training Center access road.

SOURCE: http://www.ganet.org/gpstc/memorial/obinfo.html

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A

No.----- Name----------- Agency ----------------Date of Death Location

1. Harvey James Adams Marietta Police Dept. 09/03/1986 N6L

2. Henry T. Adams Atlanta Police Dept. 12/07/1917 S6L

3. Richard M. Adams Columbus Police Dept. 10/14/1896 N5L

4. Jonas C. Aiken Atlanta Police Dept. 12/13/1924 N2L

5. Harry H. Akins Chatham Co. Police Dept. 11/21/1962 N3R

6. Robert Lee Albert Atlanta Police Dept. 07/13/1897 S1L

7. D. C. Alexander Walker County Sheriff's Office 08/11/1934 N2L

8. Elias Tinsley Allen Atlanta Fire Dept. 12/25/1935 S5L

9. James Allen Valdosta Police Dept. 10/16/1883 N6R

10. Troy Floyd Allen Waco Volunteer Fire Dept. 06/04/1971 S4R

11. Clyde Wilson Alley, III Tybee Island Police Department 04/11/1999 S6L

12. Arthur Lee Almand Atlanta Fire Dept. 10/26/1949 N3L

13. Perry Lee Anderson Chatham Co. Police Dept. 10/27/1934 N3L

14. William Gaines Andrews, Jr. Georgia State Patrol 05/08/1977 N1R

15. Hugo Fernando Arango Doraville Police Dept. 05/15/2000 S3R

16. Willie James Archie Swainsboro Police Dept. 12/21/1981 S1R

17. Oscar Atkinson Griffin Police Dept. 01/01/1928 S1L

18. Thomas Stanhope Atkisson DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 12/14/1976 S6R

19. Dan Webster Ayers Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office 11/07/1964 S1R
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B

No.----- Name------- Agency--------------Date of Death Location

1. Gus B. Bailey Swainsboro Police Dept. 04/01/1925 S2L

2. Clifford David Barber Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office 01/19/1919 N6R

3. Eugene W. Barge College Park Police Dept. 11/07/1974 S5L

4. John Curtis Barker Bartow Co. Fire Dept. 06/17/1986 S4L

5. Larry Barkwell Atlanta Police Dept. 06/19/1973 N3L

6. Wade Barrett, Jr. DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 04/08/1991 N5L

7. Francis Marion Bass Lee County Sheriff's Office 02/11/1914 N6R

8. John Frank Bass Georgia State Patrol 02/15/1950 S1L

9. Marion Woods Bass Columbus Fire Dept. 01/01/1973 S5L

10. Donald Douglas Baty Atlanta Police Dept. 06/03/1970 N3L

11. Ronald Eugene Bays Barrow Co. Sheriff's Office 01/23/1992 S1L

12. Howard Haley Beck, Jr. Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/30/1971 S3R

13. Doyle Thomas Bell Waco Volunteer Fire Dept. 06/04/1971 S5L

14. Kenneth Charles Bell Atlanta Police Dept. 04/04/1968 S6R

15. Gary Frank Beringause Georgia Tech Police Dept. 11/28/1986 S5R

16. Clifford T. Berry Swainsboro Fire Dept. 04/01/1925 S2R

17. Guy Samuel Berry Augusta Police Dept. 11/08/1934 S4L

18. Wilbur Lewis Berry Bulloch Co. Sheriff's Office 05/19/2001 N1L

19. Christopher R. Betts East Point Police Dept. 12/22/2002 S5R

20. Robbie Edward Bishop Villa Rica Police Dept. 01/20/1999 S1L

21. William F. Black, Jr. Georgia State Patrol 12/20/1940 S5L

22. Jimmy Lee Bland Savannah Police Dept. 09/26/1966 S5L

23. Aaron Jovon Blount Fulton Co. Police Dept. 04/22/2003 N3R

24. Casper Othello Bone Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S5L

25. Jack E. Boone Columbus Police Dept. 02/15/1973 N3R

26. Elton Dewitt Bostick Mitchell Co. Sheriff's Office 11/06/1978 N1R

27. Joe Gilbert Bostwick Carroll Co. Fire Dept. 01/11/1982 N3L

28. Thomas M. Bowen Columbus Police Dept. 03/11/1984 N4L

29. James Neal Bowers Columbus Police Dept. 04/04/1979 N6L

30. Henry Walter Bradshaw Meriwether Co. Sheriff's Office 12/15/1973 N5R

31. William Carl Branch Meriwether Co. C.I. 08/02/1976 S4R

32. Tom Watson Brantley Candler Co. Sheriff's Office 11/07/1945 N1L

33. James E. Bravo U.S. ATF 10/11/1929 S1L

34. Robert Gerald Bridges Clayton Co. Sheriff's Office 07/09/1986 S6R

35. Derwin Brown DeKalb Co. Police Department 12/16/2000 S2L

36. Drew Haynes Brown Cobb Co. Police Dept. 12/17/1983 S1L

37. Hobert Luther Brown Blue Ridge Police Dept. 12/22/1959 S5L

38. Jeremy Matthew Brown Screven Co. Fire Dept. 05/14/2002 S3L

39. John Joseph Brown Savannah Police Dept. 04/14/1981 S6L

40. Kipley Allen Brown Laurens Co. Sheriff's Office 11/20/1993 S3L

41. Mary Jo Brown U.S. Forest Service 11/20/1994 S5R

42. Micah C. Brown Marta Police Department 10/28/2003 N4L

43. Randy Eugene Brown Albany Police Dept. 06/10/1979 S1L

44. Walter Clifford Brown Jenkins County Sheriff's Office 04/13/1919 S3L

45. Jack C. Bryan Hall Co. Sheriff's Office 03/08/1923 N1L

46. David Jackson Bryant Lincoln Co. EMS 04/19/1986 S2R

47. James Clinton Bryant Broxton Police Dept. 01/03/2000 S1L

48. William Lee Bryant GA Dept. of Natural Resources 12/23/1970 N2L

49. Samuel Bryson Savannah Police Dept. 11/04/1868 S3L

50. John Henry Buckner Polk Co. Sheriff's Office 09/14/1961 N2L

51. J. E. Buffington Macon Fire Dept. 05/06/1910 N4L

52. Sam Gray Bulloch, III LaGrange Police Dept. 01/22/1986 N3L

53. Dalton Burnam Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office 10/07/1973 N4L

54. Stacy Rama Burnett Johnson State Prison 06/20/1996 N2R

55. George Clifford Burnett, III East Point Police Dept. 07/16/1966 S1L

56. Sumpter Burns Columbus Police Dept. 11/06/1946 N2L

57. Kenneth Raymond Burton Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 01/04/2004 N4R

58. Charles J. Busby Atlanta Police Dept. 08/28/1959 N1R
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C

No. -----Name------------ Agency --------------------Date of Death Location

1. Alonzo Rush Cagle Cherokee Co. Sheriff's Office 07/16/1923 N6L

2. Justin T. Cain LaGrange Police Department 07/23/2000 S4R

3. Patrick J. Callahan Augusta Fire Dept. 04/28/1913 S1R

4. Willie D. Cameron Atlanta Police Dept. 02/06/1987 S5L

5. Thomas W. Camp Campbell Co. Sheriff's Office 04/03/1931 S4R

6. James Millard Cannon, Jr. Atlanta Police Dept. 06/17/1973 N3L

7. James William Cantrell Forsyth Co. Sheriff's Office 01/10/1972 S4L

8. W. Lee Cape Pickens Co. Police Dept. 09/17/1927 N4R

9. Henry Larry Caraballo Pearson Police Dept. 08/12/1990 N4L

10. Dennis Larry Carder Atlanta Police Department 05/09/1996 N1R

11. Lucius Franklin Carey Union City Police Dept. 11/03/1956 S1L

12. Oscar Freeman Carpenter Taylor Co. Sheriff's Office 12/29/1988 N2R

13. James M. Carroll Fulton Co. Police Dept. 12/01/1931 S5L

14. John Charles Cash East Point Police Dept. 05/15/1913 N2R

15. Richard Lewis Cash Forest Park Police Dept. 01/03/1996 N2L

16. A. Clyde Cawthorn Atlanta Fire Dept. 07/30/1927 N3L

17. James Henry Chandler, Jr. Fort Oglethorpe Police Dept. 09/25/1982 S5L

18. S. Blake Chapman Atlanta Fire Dept. 09/29/1921 N5R

19. Jay Vernon Chastain, Sr. Towns Co. Sheriff's Office 12/08/1974 S1R

20. Ronald Charles Cheek Oglethorp Co. Sheriff's Office 08/05/1995 N1L

21. Carlton R. Cherry, Sr. Rutledge State Prison 02/27/1997 S2L

22. Charles Brantley Chesney Forsyth Co. Fire Dept. 12/27/1996 S3R

23. Cleveland Ray Christian Brunswick Police Dept. 05/16/1986 S3R

24. William S. Christian Rockdale Co. Sheriff's Office 09/23/1917 S5R

25. Anthony James Cilurso Warner Robins Police Dept. 03/05/1990 N3L

26. James Clark Athens-Clarke Co. 05/24/2000 S6R

27. Melvin J. Clark U.S. ATF 06/17/1947 N2R

28. Hugh Dorsey Cleveland Elberton Police Dept. 09/30/1951 S1L

29. James Floyd Cody Griffin Police Dept. 12/24/1951 S1R

30. Johnnie Davis Cole Georgia Pardon & Parole 03/18/1971 S4L

31. Walter Nathan Coleman Camden Co. Sheriff's Office 05/19/1985 N6L

32. William Frank Coley Atlanta Fire Dept. 09/12/1922 S1L

33. Larry Paul Collins Georgia State Patrol 11/05/1973 S5L

34. William M. Collins Augusta Police Dept. 07/02/1910 N6R

35. John Franklin Conner, Sr. Cochran Police Dept. 01/22/1972 N1L

36. Sidney Jones Coogler, Jr. Atlanta Fire Dept. 03/14/1935 N4L

37. Carnell Cook Fulton Co. BOE Police Dept. 09/29/1999 S2L

38. Emmett J. Cook Waycross Fire Dept. 06/07/1955 S2L

39. Layne Bruce Cook Atlanta Police Dept. 01/27/1989 S5R

40. William Howard Cooper Rome Fire Dept. 06/30/1964 N3R

41. Herbert D. Copeland Brunswick Police Dept. 03/11/1956 S5L

42. Henry F. Corley Savannah Fire Dept. 05/10/1913 S2L

43. Billy Edward Cowart Decatur Police Dept. 01/17/1971 N5R

44. Cleve Cowart Swainsboro Fire Dept. 04/01/1925 S1R

45. Randall Gail Cowart Bartow Co. Fire Dept. 10/22/1978 N5L

46. Lee Franklin Coxwell GDC, Probation Division 11/15/1986 S5L

47. Charles Edward Crabtree Atlanta Police Dept. 05/16/1902 S5L

48. George Russell Crane, Jr. Morgan Co. Fire Dept. 07/11/1996 N3L

49. Charles Weir Crankshaw Atlanta Police Dept. 02/02/1930 N1R

50. James G. Crawford Atlanta Police Dept. 01/14/1978 S4L

51. Earl Benford Crenshaw Albany Police Dept. 06/18/1956 S5R

52. Lee Anthony Crews Valdosta Police Dept. 01/24/1984 N3R

53. Verlon James Crider Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/29/1971 S3L

54. Bobby Gene Crowe Georgia Forestry Commission 03/13/1995 N3L

55. John Crowley Augusta Fire Dept. 10/27/1910 N5R

56. Jarvis Darren Crumley DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 12/29/1998 N2R

57. Robert Cunningham, Jr. Iron City Police Dept. 08/27/1986 S4R
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D

No. -----Name--------------- Agency ------------Date of Death Location

1. Grady Franklin Dacus Buford Police Dept. 03/23/1968 N6L

2. Robert Michael Dale Atlanta Police Dept. 04/04/1974 N3L

3. E. P. Daley Savannah Fire Dept. 12/20/1906 N2R

4. Eddie Mack Davis Rutledge State Prison 02/27/1997 S1R

5. Gregory L. Davis Atlanta Police Dept. 08/26/1988 S5R

6. Henry Tillman Davis Gainesville Police Dept. 09/29/1972 N3R

7. Joseph Emanuel Davis Atlanta Police Dept. 06/07/1989 S1R

8. Ralph K. Davis Gwinnett Co. Police Dept. 04/17/1964 S5R

9. Stephen Davis Ocilla Police Dept. 06/26/1910 S3R

10. Wyndall T. Davis DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 12/03/1981 S6R

11. George Dawson Atlanta Police Dept. 02/25/1994 N3R

12. Edward H. DeBray Atlanta Police Dept. 06/20/1901 S3R

13. David E. DeLoach U.S. Customs 07/14/1993 S5R

14. William Levi DeLoach Georgia Bureau of Investigation 07/14/1993 S1R

15. Morris H. Dean Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/15/1953 S1R

16. R. N. Deaver Brunswick Police Dept. 03/06/1915 S3L

17. Mercer Leroy Denby Tifton Police Dept. 08/28/1942 N3R

18. Robert Lee Dennard Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S6L

19. Douglas F. Denney U.S. ATF 01/20/1964 S1R

20. Brett Channing Dickey Gilmer Co. Sheriff's Office 02/14/1996 N1R

21. Charles Richard Dickson Atlanta Police Dept. 04/14/1962 N5R

22. Tyrone Collier Dillard Georgia State Patrol 02/03/1977 N1L

23. Kyle Wayne Dinkheller Laurens Co. Sheriff's Office 01/12/1998 S4L

24. Hoke Dixon Vidalia Police Dept. 03/20/1965 S4R

25. Roy Watson Dooley Atlanta Police Dept. 12/06/1979 S5R

26. Joseph William Doolittle Augusta Fire Dept. 12/27/1949 N5L

27. J. M. Dopson Macon Police Dept. 05/11/1938 N3R

28. George Dorminy Ben Hill Co. Sheriff's Office 04/06/1919 S5L

29. William D. Dorsey U.S. ATF 06/13/1920 N3R

30. Charles Dougherty Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/07/1913 S1R

31. Hans E. Drasbach Atlanta Police Dept. 10/03/1903 S6L

32. Charlie Joseph Drawdy Jesup Police Department 07/27/1949 N4L

33. Samuel Gordon Duke Columbus Fire Dept. 02/01/1949 N4R

34. Thomas William Dunbar Albany Police Dept. 10/26/1961 N2L

35. Scott Daniel Duncan Atlanta Fire Dept. 07/16/1981 S5R

36. Charles William Duren Adel Fire Dept. 12/09/1987 N5R

37. Hiram Benjamin Durrett Atlanta Police Dept. 10/17/1963 N6L

38. Hoyle W. Dye Atlanta Police Dept. 11/09/1960 N3R
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CONTINUES IN NEXT POST: E thru K

God Bless America

and those who serve to

defend and protect her !

Honoring Georgia's Fallen 1st Responders { E thru K }

2008-09-26T12:24:00.000-07:00

No.-----Name---------Agency----------Date of Death Location

1. Harry J. Eady Savannah Fire Dept. 12/19/1906 N1R

2. William L. Ehrensberger Toccoa Falls Fire Dept. 11/06/1977 N2L

3. Michael Elam Worth Co. EMS 07/24/2000 S2R

4. Frank Mitchell Ellerbe Georgia Bureau of Investigation 01/12/1983 N1R

5. William Allen Elliott Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 02/25/1968 N6R

6. William S. Elliott Columbus Police Dept. 03/27/1901 S3L

7. Clyde Lamar Ellsberry Atlanta Police Dept. 07/19/1955 S3R

8. William C. Ellzey Savannah Police Dept. 09/26/1926 N2L

9. James Howard Emerson Warwick Police Dept. 10/25/1968 N2R

10. Michael Everette Etchison, Sr. Monroe Police Dept. 10/11/1977 S4R

11. Earl W. Eubanks Savannah Police Dept. 12/23/1941 S2R

12. Eddie Roe Evans Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office 11/04/1994 S5L

13. Ernest S. Evans Columbus Police Dept. 10/25/1935 S1R

14. Herbert Lee Evans, Jr. Augusta Police Dept. 07/03/1988 S4L

15. Jerry Reed Everett Gwinnett Co. Police Dept. 04/17/1964 S5R
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No.-----Name-----------------Agency-----------Date of Death Location

1. John James Faircloth Cadwell Police Dept. 02/06/1944 N3R

2. Juddie Bernard Farr Athens Fire Dept. 12/20/1937 N6L

3. John Grady Favors Macon Police Dept. 08/20/1942 S3R

4. Joseph Early Fennell Cadwell Police Dept. 11/01/1942 S4R

5. Charles Douglas Fernander Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/29/1971 S2L

6. Garland E. Fields Georgia Bureau of Investigation 03/03/1948 N3L

7. Raymond M. Fisher Atlanta Fire Dept. 07/20/1908 N3L

8. Herbert Vincent Fitzgerald Savannah Police Dept. 08/01/1929 S2R

9. Joseph C. Flanders Swainsboro Police Dept. 07/18/1902 N6L

10. David Charles Fledderjohann Toccoa Falls Fire Dept. 11/06/1977 N2R

11. Adam Reid Fleshner Charlton Co. Sheriff's Office 01/13/2003 N5L

12. David Larry Folds Fulton Co. Marshal's Office 12/28/1977 S5L

13. Moses W. Formwalt DeKalb Co. Sheriff's Office 05/01/1852 S2R

14. Robert Forsyth U.S. Marshals Service 01/11/1794 S1L

15. Michael Todd Foster Clayton Vol. Fire Dept. 01/02/1987 S6L

16. John Louis Francisco, Sr. Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 08/16/1982 N1L

17. William Milford Freeman, Jr. Martinez Fire Dept. 03/09/1985 S1R

18. Walter Owen Fulford Hall Co. C. I. 01/24/1990 S5R

19. Stacy Milton Fuller Smyrna Police Dept. 11/16/1984 N5L
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No.-----Name-----------------Agency--------------Date of Death Location

1. Tony Jackson Garrett Carrollton Police Dept. 12/28/1975 S3R

2. Donald Terry Garrison Cobb Co. Sheriff's Office 04/27/1990 N3R

3. E. C. Garrison U.S. Marshals Service 12/24/1902 S5R

4. Edwin Cecil Garrison, Jr. DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 09/20/1946 N1R

5. Samuel D. Gentry DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 04/08/1925 S3L

6. Harry C. Gibson Columbus Police Dept. 04/06/1943 S5L

7. N. Harry Gibson Columbus Police Dept. 09/12/1915 N4R

8. James Edward Giddens Ray City Police Dept. 02/11/1976 S4L

9. Paul T. Giles Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/16/1968 S2R

10. James Ira Gillespie Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/26/1913 S1L

11. Stephen Gerard Gilner Cobb Co. Police Dept. 07/24/1999 S1R

12. Seaborn Ira Gilstrap Lee Arrendale C.I. 04/01/1957 S6L

13. Marcel Shannon Glenn Cairo Fire Dept. 01/18/1996 S4L

14. George Edward Goare Webster Co. Sheriff's Office 04/11/1985 N5R

15. Tommy Richard Gober, Jr. DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 06/28/1980 S3L

16. William Frank Godbold Chatham Co. Police Dept. 03/29/1929 S1L

17. William David Godwin Cook Co. EMS 01/31/1995 N4L

18. Tommy Lee Goggins Rutledge State Prison 02/27/1997 S1L

19. Henry B. Goodson Savannah Fire Dept. 07/12/1889 N2R

20. Robert Lee Gotel Monticello Police Dept. 08/27/1979 S2L

21. Lewis Bartow Grady Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/29/1971 S2R

22. Thomas Grant Atlanta Police Dept. 05/16/1902 S4L

23. Marvin Jesse Gravitt Gwinnett Co. Police Dept. 04/17/1964 N6R

24. Charles Eugene Gray Georgia State Patrol 08/16/1961 S2L

25. Harry Green Bibb Co. Sheriff's Office 05/15/1925 S6R

26. James Richard Greene Atlanta Police Dept. 11/03/1971 N3L

27. George Washington Greene, Jr. Valdosta Police Dept. 08/02/1971 S6L

28. Wayne Griglen Rutledge State Prison 02/27/1997 S2R

29. James Virgil Griner Ben Hill Co. Sheriff's Office 08/30/1951 S6L

30. Ann Marie Guinta DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 07/20/2002 S4R

31. Michael Allen Gurley Fulton Co. Fire Dept. 09/18/1985 N3R

32. Samuel Milton Guy Atlanta Police Dept. 01/07/1975 N4L

33. William O. Gwyn Pike Co. Sheriff's Office 04/02/1896 N3L
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No.----- Name-------------- Agency-------------- Date of Death Location

1. David Leslie Hagins Fulton Co. Police Dept. 12/14/1980 S5L

2. S. N. Haley Elbert Co. Sheriff's Office 05/21/1916 S4R

3. Marcus Lee Hall, Sr. Jeff Davis Sheriff's Office 06/21/1992 N6R

4. Jack William Hammack Terrell Co. Sheriff's Office 11/11/1980 S2L

5. Daniel J. Hancock Georgia Revenue Dept. 05/17/1962 S6L

6. William M. Hannah Dalton Police Dept. 09/21/1899 S2L

7. Willis Richardson Haralson Cordele Police Dept. 05/04/1975 S2L

8. John Alvin Harden Ellaville Police Dept. 11/13/1965 S4L

9. Walter Lee Harden, Sr. Macon Police Dept. 05/11/1987 N4L

10. Samuel Butler Hardy Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 02/09/1934 N6R

11. Barney Edward Harmon Augusta Police Dept. 03/10/1932 S3R

12. William E. Harrell Savannah Fire Dept. 05/26/1897 N6R

13. Frank N. Harris Savannah Fire Dept. 05/30/1905 N1L

14. Jimmy Otis Harris Augusta Police Dept. 01/18/1970 S4L

15. Larry Russell Harris, Jr. Morgan Co. Vol. Fire Dept. 08/05/1993 S2R

16. Dan Harrison Georgia Dept. of Corrections 07/23/1978 N3R

17. Charles B. Harvey Columbus Police Dept. 05/20/1920 N3L

18. Habersham H. Harvey Savannah Police Dept. 10/20/1881 S6R

19. John T. Harvil Macon Fire Dept. 04/14/1960 S6L

20. William L. Hattaway Laurens Co. Police Dept. 12/24/1919 S6R

21. James Cromer Haupfear Augusta Police Dept. 01/14/1984 S2L

22. Robert Keith Hawkins DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 02/07/1980 S2R

23. James Melvin Haywood Richmond Co. C. I. 02/18/1971 S1R

24. John Arthur Hazelton Camden Co. Sheriff's Office 01/01/1964 S6L

25. Julian Harwell Head Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/17/1942 N4L

26. Harry H. Heard Fulton Co. Police Dept. 10/20/1923 N2L

27. James L. Heard Fulton Co. Police Dept. 09/24/1906 N6L

28. James Grover Henderson Georgia State Prison 06/03/2002 S4L

29. Lurel Sidney Henderson DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 08/12/1927 N3R

30. Joseph Stephen Henderson, Sr. Tifton Police Dept. 07/18/1942 S2L

31. Dennis Ray Herring Camden Co. Sheriff's Office 08/30/1974 S1L

32. George Wayman Hester Ocilla Police Dept. 09/12/1996 S3R

33. Michael T. Hester Lilburn Police Dept. 04/19/1994 S6L

34. Thomas Roscoe Hinson Macon Police Dept. 06/21/1965 S3R

35. Floyd G. Hoard Solicitor General, Piedmont 08/07/1967 S5R

36. William Francis Hodges Savannah Police Dept. 08/10/1924 S1L

37. Daniel Alexander Hodgson Chatham Co. Police Dept. 03/20/1976 S4R

38. Bobbie Jenkins Hoenie Dawson County Sheriff's Office 03/20/1998 S5R

39. John Edward Holbrook Clarkston Police Dept. 02/25/1994 S3R

40. Pleasant Eugene Holt Villa Rica Police Dept. 04/18/1908 N4L

41. John William Hood Cobb Co. Police Dept. 06/25/1960 S2L

42. Cato J. Horne Columbus Fire Dept. 01/26/1937 N5R

43. Gregory Phillip Howard Floyd Co. Police Dept. 12/16/1994 S6L

44. Kenneth Gordon Howe Macon Police Dept. 10/06/1967 S6L

45. Harry O. Howell Atlanta Fire Dept. 04/24/1889 N1R

46. William Ricky Hudson Ben Hill Co. Sheriff's Office 02/22/1990 N2R

47. Orrick Raymond Hughes Savannah Police Dept. 08/18/1928 N6R

48. G. R. Hulburt Columbus Fire Dept. 03/15/1842 S1R

49. Pressley Eugene Humphrey Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 06/07/1965 S2R

50. Robert Leonard Hylemon Covington Police Dept. 09/04/1976 S6L
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No.----- Name--------- Agency------- Date of Death Location

1. John Earl Ingle Dalton Fire Dept. 03/30/1964 N5L

2. Robert James Ingram Cobb Co. Police Dept. 07/13/1993 S6L
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No.----- Name----------- Agency------- Date of Death Location

1. Richard W. Jackson U.S. ATF 12/16/1920 N4L

2. William Jackson Columbus Police Dept. 10/14/1896 N5R

3. Roy Edward James Moultrie Police Dept. 08/13/1960 S6R

4. Anthony Jenkins Meigs Police Dept. 04/28/1980 N6L

5. Carlton Daniel Jenkins Camden Co. Sheriff's Office 08/28/2000 S5R

6. G. E. Jenkins Campbell Co. Sheriff's Office 01/15/1925 S1R

7. Glenn H. Jenkins Georgia Revenue Dept. 10/08/1962 N3L

8. Joe Ben Jenkins Cartersville Police Dept. 09/05/1930 S3R

9. Raymond Haley Jenkins Valdosta Police Dept. 12/16/1941 N6R

10. Richard Cullen Jenkins Tennille Volunteer Fire Dept. 08/22/1997 S2R

11. Billy Ray Jiles Carroll Co. Sheriff's Office 09/03/2002 S5L

12. Niles Frederick Johantgen Atlanta Police Dept. 12/21/1991 N4L

13. Henry Orlander Johnson Muscogee Co. Sheriff's Office 12/04/1955 S6L

14. Herbert D. Johnson Bogart Police Dept. 12/07/1977 N3L

15. James Hilton Johnson Ware Co. Police Dept. 07/22/1931 N2L

16. Robert Hayward Johnson Manchester Fire Dept. 02/21/1963 N3R

17. Wilford Eugene Johnson DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 09/07/1952 S2L

18. William Oliver Johnson Twiggs County Sheriff's Office 04/15/1914 S3L

19. Alfred Morris Johnson, Jr. Atlanta Police Dept. 02/16/1980 S2L

20. Edward William Jones Polk County Police Dept. 01/09/1970 N1L

21. Felt Jones Fayette Co. Police Dept. 08/17/1925 N1L

22. Guy Frederick Jones DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 06/05/1968 N1L

23. Preston Kinney Jones Macon Police Dept. 10/27/1989 N1R

24. Willie Basil Jones Candler Co. Sheriff's Office 11/07/1945 S6R

25. Henry Lee Jones, Sr. Atlanta Police Dept. 12/12/1973 S6L

26. Troy Veotis Jordan Ellaville Police Dept. 01/21/1969 N4L

27. Harvey Thomas Jordan, Jr. Byron Fire Dept. 03/01/1978 N1R

28. Charles E. Joyce, Sr. Dalton Fire Dept. 03/30/1964 N5R

29. John Ross Juneau SW GA Regional Airport PD 05/02/2003 N5R
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No.----- Name-------- Agency------------ Date of Death Location

1. Michael F. Kain Savannah Fire Dept. 07/26/1904 S6R

2. Frank Andrew Kania, Sr. Chatham Co. Police Dept. 05/24/1979 N6R

3. Billy Michael Kaylor Atlanta Police Dept. 08/23/1971 S2L

4. Dessie Kea Vidalia Police Dept. 03/17/1966 N2L

5. Larry C. Kent Macon Fire Dept. 10/01/1987 S6L

6. Thomas J. Kersey Hazlehurst Police Dept. 12/09/1923 N2L

7. Marion Howell Key Atlanta Police Dept. 03/04/1948 N3L

8. Jack Kimbrew U.S. Marshals Service 09/11/1878 S6L

9. Richard Leon Kinchen Fulton Co. Sheriff's Office 03/17/2000 S3R

10. Clyde C. King Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S5R

11. John Thomas King, III Georgia Bureau of Investigation 09/13/1985 N6R

12. Robert M. Kirk Georgia Bureau of Investigation 08/29/1988 S6R

13. Edward Kitchens Douglasville Police Dept. 09/22/1983 N5L

14. William Jones Kittrell Gainesville Police Dept. 12/25/1890 S4L

15. Alan J. Klumpp U.S. Customs 07/14/1993 N4L

16. James Ivan Knick Suwannee Police Dept. 04/27/1965 S2L

17. Sydney Earl Konkle Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S3R
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2008-09-26T11:27:00.000-07:00

No. -----Name-------- Agency -------------Date of Death Location

1. Clois W. Lamb Columbus Police Dept. 12/12/1989 N2L

2. David Paul Land Forsyth Co. Sheriff's Dept. 03/26/2003 N6L

3. James Henry Landrum Louisville Police Dept. 02/29/1956 N2R

4. Phelps Allyn Lane Forsyth Co. Fire Dept. 04/01/1975 N6R

5. Henry Miller Lang Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office 05/16/1893 N1L

6. Donward Francis Langston Georgia State Patrol 07/26/1983 N2R

7. Hugh J. Larkin Savannah Fire Dept. 01/03/1911 N6L

8. William P. Leach Atlanta Fire Dept. 04/24/1889 N1L

9. William Marion Lee Glynn Co. Police Dept. 07/27/1943 N5R

10. Carl E. Leonard Macon Police Dept. 06/20/1934 N1L

11. Johnny DeWayne Lewis Jeff Davis Co. Fire Dept. 09/07/1980 S3R

12. Michael Lynn Little Atlanta Police Dept. 02/16/1967 N2R

13. General George Lominick Macon Fire Dept. 04/27/1968 S3L

14. Robert Lee Long Augusta Fire Dept. 04/20/1938 N6R

15. Frederick H. Looney Georgia State Patrol 05/25/1962 S6R

16. Frank E. Lott Polk Co. Sheriff's Office 06/23/1974 N6L

17. Charles A. Lowe Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/09/1915 N4R

18. Tony Michael Lumley Georgia State Patrol 12/02/2003 N6R

19. Edward Sigfrid Lundell, Jr. Reidsville Fire Dept. 04/01/1976 N3L

20. Daniel E. Lynch Atlanta Fire Dept. 03/23/1871 S5L

21. Sherry Lyons-Williams Atlanta Police Dept. 04/04/2001 S2R
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No. -----Name------------- Agency--------------- Date of Death Location

1. Mark Allen MacPhail Savannah Police Dept. 08/19/1989 S2R

2. William Henry Maeger Tallapoosa Police Department 02/13/1910 N4R

3. James Christopher Magill Gwinnett Co. Police Dept. 05/23/1993 S6R

4. Donald James Mander Macon Police Dept. 08/23/1986 N1R

5. Lorie James Mangham Lamar Co. Sheriff's Office 12/25/1936 N5L

6. James A. Manier Atlanta Police Dept. 12/06/1907 N6L

7. William Thomas Manning Tallapoosa Police Dept. 02/11/1973 N3L

8. Marion Marchant Columbus Police Dept. 04/17/1911 N6R

9. James Franklin Marchbanks Savannah Police Dept. 06/30/1976 S5R

10. Walter H. Marlow Savannah Police Dept. 03/27/1921 N5L

11. Dennis Clarence Martin Forsyth Co. Fire Dept. 09/08/1984 N4R

12. H. Vilas Martin Hall Co. Sheriff's Office 03/08/1923 N5R

13. Johnathan Cole Martin Chatsworth Police Dept. 04/25/2003 S2L

14. Pearl Martin Atlanta Police Dept. 12/15/1961 N2R

15. Christopher Bieker May Fulton Co. Police Dept. 08/19/1991 N4R

16. William Thompson McCown, Sr. Cedartown Police Dept. 07/31/1954 S4L

17. W. C. McCreary Macon Fire Dept. 05/06/1910 N5L

18. Doreen Elizabeth McCumber Chatham Co. Police Dept. 11/04/1988 N1L

19. David A. McCutchen, Sr. Tybee Island Police Dept. 04/10/1963 N4L

20. John E. McDaniel Atlanta Police Dept. 08/19/1928 N5L

21. James J. McGinley Savannah Police Dept. 02/20/1916 S4L

22. J. P. McInnis Irwin Co. Sheriff's Office 06/26/1910 N3R

23. Robert Joseph McKenna Fort Gordon Military Police 02/22/1966 S3R

24. Frank McStay Savannah Fire Dept. 09/23/1896 N4R

25. J. Harry McWilliams Atlanta Police Dept. 11/13/1946 N2L

26. Homer Terrell Meeks Toccoa Fire Dept. 01/02/1954 S6L

27. Harlow Douglas Meers Rome Police Dept. 06/10/1972 N1R

28. Barry Dean Melear Atlanta Police Dept. 09/23/1977 S2R

29. Thomas Jackson Meredith Moultrie Police Dept. 08/25/1973 N3R

30. Clyde Almond Merritt Coffee Co. Sheriff's Office 01/03/2000 S1L

31. Raymond Bussell Merritt, Sr. Tift Co. Sheriff's Office 06/08/1991 N5R

32. T. Carl Mills Atlanta Police Dept. 08/05/1898 N2R

33. Roy Eldon Milstead Floyd Co. Sheriff's Office 06/18/1965 S3L

34. Donald Lee Mitchell DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 07/02/1972 N2L

35. William R. Mitchell Chatham Co. Police Dept. 09/08/1918 S6R

36. Edwin Bryson Mitchell, Jr. Atlanta Police Dept. 05/17/1967 S6R

37. James Lonnie Mize DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 02/06/1954 S3L

38. Frank Wade Mobley Savannah Police Dept. 07/20/1968 N2L

39. Lester D. Montford Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office 08/23/1925 N1R

40. Russell S. Montgomery Macon Co. EMS 08/09/1994 N4R

41. William Washington Moore Augusta Police Dept. 08/16/1921 N3R

42. Raymond Moreland Lee County Sheriff's Office 12/19/1915 S2R

43. Richard Jacob Morgan Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 09/01/1919 N6R

44. John Dixon Morris Georgia State Patrol 05/18/1982 S6R

45. Aaron Morton Augusta Fire Dept. 06/28/1896 N3R

46. Maxie Edward Mote Clarkesville Police Dept. 08/05/1971 N4L

47. George Mouro Savannah Fire Dept. 12/20/1906 N2L

48. James Tillman Moye Seaboard Air Line RR Police Dep 09/01/1931 S2R

49. Larry Lee Mulkey Forsyth Co. Sheriff's Office 01/10/1972 N4R

50. William Thomas Mull McCaysville Police Dept. 03/05/1955 N2L

51. Gregory Player Mullinax Austell Police Dept. 02/08/1981 N4R

52. Asa Duke Mullis, Sr. Valdosta Police Dept. 08/12/1924 N3R

53. Claude E. Mundy, Jr. Atlanta Police Dept. 01/05/1961 N1R

54. Norman Murkerson Bainbridge Police Dept. 11/17/1953 N5L

55. F. H. Murphy Augusta Police Dept. 08/30/1905 S3R

56. Matthew Murphy Columbus Police Dept. 12/26/1874 S2R

57. Joe Murray Augusta Police Dept. 12/24/1894 S6R
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No. -----Name---------------- Agency-------- Date of Death Location

1. Robert M. Netherland Atlanta Fire Dept. 01/14/1920 N2L

2. Jensen C. Neve Savannah Police Dept. 02/10/1894 N4R

3. Harvey Lewis Nicholson Georgia State Patrol 08/18/1961 S2R

4. James Charles Nix DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 09/07/1952 S2R

5. Charles Richard Norred DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 09/08/1971 S6R
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No. -----Name-------------- Agency--------- Date of Death Location

1. Walter Leon O'Cain Macon Police Dept. 06/11/1948 N3R

2. Allen Kay O'Neal Crawford Co. Sheriff's Office 01/25/1975 N5R

3. Ronald Everett O'Neal Georgia State Patrol 01/10/1984 N3L

4. John J. O'Reilly Chatham Co. Police Dept. 10/21/1939 S1R

5. Charlie Earl Oglesby Twin City Police Dept. 12/20/1968 N3R

6. N. G. Osborn Columbus Police Dept. 01/31/1901 S2R

7. George Larry Osborne Hancock Co. Sheriff's Office 01/26/1986 S1R

8. Charles E. Osborne, Jr. Columbus Police Dept. 08/08/1994 S4R

9. Hugh G. Osburn Atlanta Police Dept. 05/16/1902 S4R

10. William Teasley Owen Toccoa Police Dept. 02/26/1940 S2L
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No. -----Name------------ Agency--------- Date of Death Location

1. Mack Allen Page Georgia State Patrol 06/22/1968 N1R

2. Jack Parker East Point Police Dept. 07/28/1929 S2L

3. Ronald Carl Parker Columbus Fire Dept. 01/01/1970 N4R

4. William R. Parker Augusta Police Dept. 02/08/1893 S4R

5. William Grady Pate Columbus Police Dept. 02/05/1921 S6R

6. John Robert Patrick Gwinnett Co. Fire Dept. 04/14/2003 S3L

7. Marcus S. Patton Hall Co. Sheriff's Office 02/07/1921 S5R

8. Julius Prentice Peavy Macon Fire Dept. 10/11/1960 N1L

9. Carlton Peebles Georgia Revenue Dept. 02/06/1970 N4R

10. Hiram H. Peeler Athens Fire Dept. 02/24/1928 N6L

11. Sife Perdue Columbus Police Dept. 01/05/1994 S1L

12. Charles Linton Phillips DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 10/07/1932 S5R

13. Miles Henry Phillips DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 08/12/1927 N4L

14. Troy Layne Pierce Georgia Bureau of Investigation 12/02/1997 N4L

15. Victor M. Pimentel Hinesville Police Dept. 02/22/1997 N1R

16. Samuel Lee Pitts Clarkesville Fire Dept. 06/30/1979 S1R

17. Carlton Melvin Pond Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 04/24/1957 N5R

18. Thomas J. Ponder Atlanta Police Dept. 11/08/1897 S1R

19. Henry C. Pope Tallapoosa Police Dept. 09/03/1934 N2R

20. Benjamin Porch Barnesville Police Dept. 09/24/1908 N4L

21. Durwin L. Potts Whitfield Co. Sheriff's Office 12/21/1996 N5R

22. Bobby Gene Powell Swainsboro Police Dept. 06/12/1980 S3R

23. Louis Todd Powers Morgan Co. Vol. Fire Dept. 08/05/1993 S2L

24. Jerry Prince Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/27/1986 S2R

25. Will J. Prince Davisboro Police Dept. 02/22/1910 S3R

26. Gary Carter Pruitt Alpharetta Fire Dept. 01/01/1986 S1L

27. Johnny Farrell Puckett, Sr. DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 07/16/1966 S4R

28. George H. Puder Savannah Fire Dept. 02/21/1873 S5R

29. Joe Allen Purdy Polk Co. Fire Dept.
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No. -----Name----------------- Agency--------------- Date of Death Location

1. Edward Hezikiah Quarles Augusta Police Dept. 09/05/1924 N5R

2. Michael Russell Queen Rabun Co. Vol. Fire Dept. 03/28/2000 S1R

3. Larry Eugene Quinn DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 02/04/1973 N2R
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No. -----Name------------ Agency---------- Date of Death Location

1. Henry E. Rainey Doraville Police Dept. 05/02/1963 N4R

2. Thomas Ramsden, III Atlanta Police Dept. 10/26/1968 S4R

3. M. W. Rasbury Atlanta Police Dept. 03/05/1872 N4R

4. Daniel S. Ray, Jr. Houston Co. Sheriff's Office 05/10/1986 S3L

5. Robert E. Read Savannah Police Dept. 11/05/1868 S3R

6. Steve Matthew Reeves Cobb County Police Dept. 07/24/1999 S1R

7. Isaac M. Register Waycross Fire Dept. 02/04/1942 S3L

8. Jessie Tinnian Register Homerville Police Dept. 06/10/1964 S1L

9. Joe Reynolds Augusta Police Dept. 06/14/1959 N2L

10. Wilmer McMillan Richards Atlanta Police Dept. 12/02/1952 S2R

11. James Richardson Atlanta Police Dept. 07/19/1980 S6R

12. James Barney Richardson Atlanta Fire Dept. 07/30/1927 N2R

13. Mike Riley Augusta Fire Dept. 06/29/1896 N4L

14. Richard Henry Riley, Jr. Augusta Police Dept. 05/28/1941 N2R

15. Barney Russell Riner Sandersville Fire Dept. 03/05/1988 N5R

16. Aaron B. Roberts Atlanta Police Dept. 06/18/1930 N1R

17. Charlie J. Roberts Columbus Police Dept. 10/14/1896 N6L

18. Emil Lamkin Roberts Augusta Fire Dept. 11/28/1930 S4L

19. John Edward Roberts Gordon Police Dept. 11/24/1978 S3R

20. Lee Roberts Macon Fire Dept. 05/06/1910 N4R

21. William Edward Robinson, IV Baldwin Co. Sheriff's Office 12/17/1995 N1R

22. Eugene Rockett, Sr. Savannah Regional YDC 03/31/1993 S5L

23. Allen Brad Rogers Atlanta Police Dept. 07/24/2000 S6L

24. Richard Harris Rogers Georgia Dept. of Corrections 03/29/1970 N5R

25. Handson Dan Rolison Savannah Police Dept. 09/25/1960 S6R

26. Henry Thomas Rosamond College Park Police Dept. 06/13/1931 N1R

27. James Elliott Roughen Savannah Police Dept. 01/22/1934 S6R

28. Hugh Edward Rousey Royston Police Dept. 03/30/1981 N5L

29. Bernard Rowe Augusta Fire Dept. 11/18/1851 S2L

30. John Hall Rowe, Jr. Lowndes Co. Sheriff's Office 04/17/1986 S2L

31. Willie Ellis Rowe, Jr. Macon-Bibb Co. Fire Department 05/09/1997 N6R

32. Fred Lloyd Rumsey Toccoa Fire Dept. 12/30/1977 S4R
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2008-09-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

No.----- Name----------- Agency------------------ Date of Death Location

1. Eric Scott Salter Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Office 01/18/2000 N3L

2. Ernest E. Sanders Thomas Co. Sheriff's Office 01/11/1982 S1L

3. Randy John Schipani Atlanta Police Dept. 05/08/1992 N1L

4. Frank Robert Schlatt, Jr. Atlanta Police Dept. 05/13/1978 N5L

5. Charles Christian Schlein Augusta Fire Dept. 06/03/1930 S3L

6. Frank Scott Hardwick C.I.Youthful Offender 09/18/1980 S4L

7. Gary Grant Scott Sylvania Police Dept. 02/13/2000 N2L

8. Thomas Clyde Sears Bacon Co. Sheriff's Office 12/05/1968 N3L

9. Rudy Carnel Selman Floyd Co. Police Dept. 12/26/1974 N2R

10. Benjamin Louis Sentell Georgia State Patrol 08/03/1966 S3L

11. Keith Harlan Sewell Georgia State Patrol 01/17/1979 N1L

12. Baxter Glenn Shavers Catoosa Co. Sheriff's Office 04/14/1978 N1R

13. Dana Denise Shaw Cherokee Co. Sheriff's Office 08/08/1999 S5R

14. T. W. Sheffield Irwin Co. Sheriff's Office 06/26/1910 N4R

15. Wyley Hart Shepherd Atlanta Police Dept. 01/14/1994 N5L

16. William Leroy Shields U.S. ATF 04/13/1954 S3R

17. William Brewer Shirey Troup Co. Sheriff's Office 02/26/1917 S5L

18. Charles Woodrow Simmons Appling Co. Sheriff's Office 10/06/1978 N4R

19. Norman L. Simmons, Jr. Savannah Fire Dept. 10/22/1991 N6L

20. Samuel Boyd Simpson Bartow Co. Sheriff's Office 08/29/1970 N6R

21. George William Singleton U.S. Customs 12/23/1975 S3L

22. Thomas J. Slade Pike Co. Sheriff's Office 09/02/1892 S4L

23. Clifford A. Smith Atlanta Fire Dept. 09/07/1907 S3L

24. David Lee Smith Bremen Fire Dept. 06/04/1971 S4L

25. Donald Boyd Smith Georgia State Prison 03/29/1970 N5L

26. Herman Edward Smith Coffee Co. Sheriff's Office 09/26/1963 N2L

27. Jaison Howard Smith Washington Police Dept. 12/24/2000 S5L

28. James Edward Smith Haralson Co. Fire Dept. 03/11/1985 N1L

29. John H. Smith Ben Hill Co. Sheriff's Office 08/30/1951 N6R

30. Lee H. Smith Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S4R

31. Phillip D. Smith Fort McPherson/Fort Gillem FD 11/16/2000 S4L

32. Richard Conyers Smith Georgia Forestry Commission 12/31/1978 S4R

33. Robert Lee Smith Macon Police Dept. 07/22/1934 N1R

34. Samuel Floyd Smith Crawford Co. Sheriff's Office 03/02/2001 S3L

35. Scott Harry Smith Habersham Co. Sheriff's Office 02/20/1996 S4R

36. Willie Samuel Smith Savannah Police Dept. 03/10/1994 S4L

37. Euel Thomas Smith, Sr. Bibb Co. Board of Education 04/22/1983 N2L

38. Jefferson A. W. Smoak Augusta Police Dept. 01/28/1915 N2L

39. Charles James Sorrells Walton Co. Sheriff's Office 05/28/1962 N5L

40. Wilbur B. Souter Ellaville Police Dept. 12/24/1934 N4L

41. John Richard Sowa Atlanta Police Dept. 10/13/1997 N4R

42. Robert H. Spearman Atlanta Fire Dept. 10/09/1922 N6R

43. Benjamin Spivey Augusta Fire Dept. 11/03/1915 S3R

44. Edward A. Springs Augusta Fire Dept. 12/26/1909 N3R

45. James W. Stafford Liberty Co. Sheriff's Office 12/02/1870 S4R

46. Maurice Lee Stafford Sparta Police Dept. 11/17/1935 S1L

47. William J. Stallings Bowdon Police Dept. 07/16/1944 S6L

48. Russell Travis Stalnaker Atlanta Police Dept. 03/31/1999 S4L

49. Hugh Dorsey Stancil Buford Police Dept. 03/23/1968 S4L

50. Raymond Joseph Stastny U.S. DEA 01/26/1987 S4R

51. John Edwin Steed Barrow County E.M.S. 01/01/1983 N5L

52. William Randall Steedley Charlton Co. Sheriff's Office 11/01/1971 S3R

53. Phillip E. Steeves Savannah Police Dept. 03/22/1922 N6L

54. Herman Karl Stein Athens Police Dept. 11/30/1936 S4R

55. Michael F. Stephens Augusta Fire Dept. 10/26/1913 S2R

56. Thomas Preston Stephens Jenkins County Sheriff's Office 04/13/1919 N5L

57. Michael Donnell Stephenson Richmond Co. BOE Police Dept. 07/17/1997 N5R

58. Larry Douglas Stevens Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 01/24/1979 N5R

59. James Keith Stewart, Jr. Georgia State Patrol 04/27/1991 S3L

60. James W. Stokes Columbus Police Dept. 05/20/1920 N2R

61. Milwood L. Stokes Whigham Police Dept. 04/06/1980 N6R

62. Henry A. Sturdivant Washington Police Dept. 07/10/1935 N4R

63. John D. Sullivan Savannah Police Dept. 12/25/1869 S4L

64. Joseph F. Sykes, Jr. East Point Police Dept. 06/02/1969 N1L
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No. -----Name -------Agency ----Date of Death Location

1. Earl Taft Claxton Fire Dept. 06/15/1981 N6R

2. Carl Richard Talafous U.S. Customs 07/14/1993 N6L

3. Billy A. Tanner Georgia State Patrol 04/11/1970 N6L

4. Jesse E. Tanner, Jr. Houston Co. Sheriff's Office 09/01/1978 N4L

5. James Marion Tarver Spalding Co. Sheriff's Office 12/24/1980 N5L

6. Claude E. Taylor Waycross Fire Dept. 06/07/1955 S3L

7. Edward C. Taylor Georgia State Patrol 06/26/1971 S5R

8. James Enoch Taylor Towns Co. Sheriff's Office 09/11/1981 N1L

9. Frank Temples Lee Arrendale C.I. 10/25/1971 N5R

10. John Terrell Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/27/1933 S6L

11. Curtis Cale Thomason Cornelia Fire Dept. 04/22/1990 N3L

12. Louis W. Thomason Columbus Fire Dept. 12/21/1935 N5L

13. Thomas Fletcher Thompson Macon Police Dept. 01/01/1921 N4R

14. Charles Thomas Thornton Jackson Police Dept. 10/25/1938 S3R

15. Thomas Gordon Timmons Augusta Police Dept. 07/06/1934 N6R

16. James W. Todd Savannah Police Dept. 12/12/1950 N5R

17. Newton Tolbert Rome Fire Dept. 11/17/1914 S4R

18. Oscar Tolbert Tallapoosa Police Dept. 05/23/1919 N1R

19. Walter R. Tolbert U.S. ATF 02/22/1928 N5R

20. Ricardo Torres DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 09/13/1998 S3L

21. James E. Travis Atlanta Police Dept. 02/23/1922 S3L

22. John William Turner Stone Mountain Police Dept. 11/27/1974 N6L

23. William Graham Turner Atlanta Police Dept. 11/29/1953 N2R

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4. Samuel E. Vaughn U.S. Marshal's Service 08/08/1953 S2R

5. Earl Lee Vickery East Point Police Dept. 11/20/1938 S1L

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7. Gid Thomas Ward Atlanta Police Dept. 06/19/1957 N2R

8. D'Antonio Washington Atlanta Federal Penitentiary 12/22/1994 S6R

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16. John Wesley Webb DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 03/16/1919 N1L

17. Samuel M. Webb Savannah Police Dept. 04/13/1929 S1R

18. William Jasper Webster Polk Co. Police Dept. 06/26/1931 N1R

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20. Z. B. West Georgia State Prison 09/11/1942 S4L

21. James M. West, Sr. Decatur Co. Sheriff's Office 10/28/1980 S4R

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God Bless America

and those who serve to

defend and protect her!

1/2 Man - 1/2 Boy, an American hero!

2008-09-25T09:34:00.000-07:00

1/2 Man - 1/2 Boy

an American hero

all day, 24/7,

for our freedom!

The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's, but he has never collected unemployment either.

My kind of a man, my kind of an American !

He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and a 155mm howitzer.

He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.

He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional.

He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march.
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He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. He is self-sufficient.

He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other. He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.

He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.

If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low.

He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands.

He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.

He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.

He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.

Just another day at work !
For his country, and fellow Americans !

He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.

He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to 'square-away ' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking.

In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.

Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great- grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom. Beardless or not, he is not a boy. He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.

Always prepared to do his duty !

He has asked nothing in return, except our friendship and understanding. Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.

And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.

As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . . A short lull, a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets.

REST WELL DESERVED,
It's not like home,
but it is duty to protect those at home !

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God bless America !

PURPOSE: TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE WHO GIVE ALL, by remembering and honoring them always, and forever.

2008-08-10T15:32:00.002-07:00

We silently pause to remember and honor all of our heroes -- those that gave their all, those wounded, and those serving. And their families - the spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and their friends, and communities.

Freedom has a price! We must not forget! A true American and hero says: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG4fe9GlWS8
Shake the hand of a veteran, give them all the civilian hand salute - right hand over the heart. They have earned it!

Our Flag

Old Glory

Always flying proudly !

Army. Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard

always on duty, on station, 24/7, while we work, play and sleep,

to defend and protect

America !

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There have been 5,363 coalition deaths -- 4,709 Americans, eight Australians, one Azerbaijani, 291 Britons, 90 Canadians, 13 Bulgarians, four Czech, 22 Danes, 18 Dutch, five Estonians, one Finn, 12 French, 22 Germans, one Fijian, five Georgians, three Hungarian, 44 Italians, one Kazakh, one Korean, three Latvian, one Lithuanian, three Norwegians, 27 Poles, two Portuguese, ten Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks,
one South Korean, 34 Spaniards, two Swedes, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the war on terror in Afganistan and Iraq as of August 15, 2008, according to a CNN count.

The list below is the names Georgia's Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported.
The list also includes seven employees of the U.S. Defense Department,
in the war in Iraq as of August 15, 2008.

At least 32,839 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.

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A total of One Hundred Thirty Seven Georgians have served and "Given Their All" in Afganistan and Iraq. The average age of these men and women is 27.9 years.

As a former member of the Georgia Army National Guard (1958 -1964), I humbly and proudly honor these Georgia heroes, all 43,000,000 others who are serving, or have served, and those I served with, in defending and protecting America throughout our history. Because of them we live in liberty and freedom in "the land of the free, and home of the brave".
We shall not, and must not ever forget the brave men and women, American's best and finest.
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Eleven Georgians have given their ALL in Afganistan:

Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, age 24, from Snellville, Georgia;
of 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team; killed in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13,2008.

Pvt. John M. Henderson Jr. , age 21, from Columbus, Georgia;
of 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment;
died northeastst of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border on August 4, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Robert S. Goodwin, age 35, from Albany, Georgia;
of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group;
Killed near the town of Shkin in Afghanistan's Paktika province on September 20, 2004.

Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam, age 39, from Columbus, Georgia;
of 54th Quartermaster Company, 49th Quartermaster Group, 101st Airborne Division;
Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2007.

Lance Cpl. Samuel W. Large Jr. , age 21, from Villa Rica, Georgia;
of Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, Marine Air Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,
2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;
killed at Gulf of Aden near Ras Siyyan in northern Djibouti in the Godoria Range area on February 17, 2006.

1st Sgt. Luke J. Mercardante, age 35, from Athens, Georgia;
of Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 2nd Marine

Epeditionary Force;
killed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on April 15, 2008.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Emory J. Turpin, age 23, from Dahlonega, Georgia;
of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74;
Died near the Seychelles on November 20, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb, age 29, from Norcross, Georgia;
of 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment;
Died in Sangin, Afghanistan, on February 5, 2008.

Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, age 27, from Jasper, Georgia;
of 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team;
killed in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008.

Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver, age 39, from Barnesville, Georgia;
of 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard;
Died in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2008.

Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young, age 39, from Jonesboro, Georgia;
of 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group;
Killed in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008.

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One Hundren Twenty Eight Georgians have given their ALL in Iraq:

Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, age 22, from Roswell, Georgia;
of 507th Maintenance Company;
Killed at Nasiriya, Iraq on March 23, 2003.

Hospitalman Zachary M. Alday, age 22, from Donalsonville, Georgia;
of 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 7th Regimental Combat Team, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force;
Died in the Anbar province, Iraq, on June 9, 2006.

Pfc. Daniel J. Allman II, age 20, from Canon, Georgia;
of 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division;
killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 13, 2006.

Spc. William E. Allmon, age 25, from Rome, Georgia;
of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division;
Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 12, 2008.

Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson, age 39, from Ellaville, Georgia;
of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;
killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005.

Sgt. Brian D. Ardron, age 32, from Acworth, Georgia;
of 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division;
killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 21, 2007.

Spc. Miguel A. Baez, age 32, from Bonaire, Georgia;

of 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division;

killed in Muqdadiya, Iraq, on February 5, 2008.

Pfc. Benjamin B. Bartlett Jr. , age 25, Manchester, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division;

Died in Mosul, Iraq, on July 15, 2007.

Lance Cpl. Jeffery S. Blanton, age 23, from Fayetteville, Georgia;

of Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on December 12, 2004.

Spc. Christopher K. Boone, age 34, from Fayetteville, Georgia;

of 121st Infantry (Long Range Surveillance), Georgia Army National uard;

Died in Balad, Iraq, on February 17, 2007.

Darren D. Braswell, age 36, from Riverdale, Georgia;

of Defense Department civilian employee working for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service;

One of four civilians killed along with eight soldiers when their UH-60
Black Hawk helicopter crashed near Tal Afar, Iraq, on January 7, 2006.

1st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, age 26, from Atlanta, Georgia;
of Company C, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division;

Killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on September 14, 2004.

Spc. Jacques E. Brunson, age 30, from Americus, Georgia;

of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard:

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005.

Spc. Marvin A. Camposiles, age 25, from Austell, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division;

Died in Samarra, Iraq, on April 17, 2004.

Pfc. Edgar E. Cardenas, age 34, from Lilburn, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division;

Died in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.

Lance Cpl. William C. Chambers, age 20, from Ringgold, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;
killed in Euphrates River, of Anbar province, Iraq, on July 1, 2007.

Lance Cpl. James Chamroeun, age 20, from Union City, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on September 28, 2006.

Cpl. Brian L. Chevalier, age 21, from Athens, Georgia;

of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division;

Killed in Mufrek, Iraq, on March 14, 2007.

Sgt. Tyrone L. Chisholm, age 27, from Savannah, Georgia;

of F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment;

Killed in Tal Afar, Iraq, on November 11, 2005.

Capt. Hayes Clayton, age 29, from Winder, Georgia;

of 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division;

Died in Balad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006.

Sgt. Dominic R. Coles, age 25, from Jesup, Georgia;

of Company A, 5th Engineer Battalion;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 26, 2005.

Spc. David S. Collins, age 24, from Jasper, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division;

killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on April 9, 2006.

Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney, age 28, from Macon, Georgia;

of 3rd Intelligence Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Killed in western Iraq, near Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, on October 30, 2004.

Staff Sgt. Ricky L. Crockett, age 37, from Broxton, Georgia;

of Company D, 51st Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 12, 2004.

Staff Sgt. Joel P. Dameron, age 27, Ellabell, Georgia;

of 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Force Service Support Group, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Killed near Amiriya, Iraq, on October 30, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, age 40, from Hinesville, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed in Iraq on April 3, 2003.

Sgt. Jerry L. DeLoach, age 45, from Jackson, Georgia;

of Warrior Transition Unit;

Died of a non-combat related injury while assigned to Fort Knox, Kentucky on July 7, 2007.

He had been medically evacuated from theater.

Cpl. Tyler J. Dickens, age 20, from Columbus, Georgia;

of Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment;
Died on April 12, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, of injuries sustained on April 6 in Mahmudiya, Iraq.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher M. Dickerson, age 33, from Eastman, Georgia;

of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 14;

Killed in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 30, 2004.

Spc. Joshua P. Dingler, age 19, from Hiram, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Mahmudiya, Iraq, on August 15, 2005.

Sgt. Philip A. Dodson Jr., age 42, from Forsyth, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade
Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard;

died at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on December 2, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Carlos Dominguez, age 56, from Savannah, Georgia;

of 414th Civil Affairs Battalion;

Killed in Taji, Iraq, on September 23, 2006.

Staff Sgt. George R. Draughn Jr., age 29, from Decatur, Georgia;

of E Troop, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army ational Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2005.

Spc. Marshall L. Edgerton, age 27, from Rocky Face, Georgia;

of 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division;

Killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on December 11, 2003.

Sgt. 1st Class Amos C. Edwards, Jr., age 41, from Savannah, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat
Team, Georgia Army National Guard;

Died in Rutba, Iraq, on February 17, 2006.

Staff Sgt. James D. Ellis, age 25, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division;

killed in Taji, Iraq, on October 2, 2006.

1st Lt. Michael J. Fasnacht, age 25, from Columbus, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed in Tikrit, Iraq, on June 8, 2005.

Lt. Col. Glade L. Felix, age 52, from Lake Park, Georgia;

of 732nd Aeromedical Staging Squadron;

Died in Southwest Asia on June 11, 2007.

Pfc. Jesus Fonseca, age 19, Lake Park, Georgia;

of Company C, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division;

Killed in Ramadi, Iraq, on January 17, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Bobby C. Franklin, age 38, Lake Park, Georgia;

of Detachment 2, 210th Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard;

Killed in the Karkah district of Baghdad, Iraq on August 20, 2003.

Pvt. Benjamin L. Freeman, age 19, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment;

died near Haditha Dam, near Al Asad, Iraq on October 13, 2003.

Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller, age 44, Covington, Georgia;

of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005.

Spc. Marcus S. Futrell, age 20, from Macon, Georgia;

of 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard;

died at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on December 2, 2005.

Spc. Jerry L. Ganey Jr. , age 29, from Folkston, Georgia;

of 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 3, 2005.

Spc. Mathew V. Gibbs, age 21, from Ambrose, Georgia;

of 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 3, 2005.

Sgt. Charles C. Gillican III, age 35, from Brunswick, Georgia;

of Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th
Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;

Died at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on May 14, 2005.

Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff, age 20, from Tunnel Hill, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 19, 2008.

Spc. Daniel E. Gomez, age 21, from Warner Robbins, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt;

killed in Adhamiya, Iraq, on July 18, 2007.

Seaman Genesia Mattril Gresham, age 19, from Lithonia, Georgia;

of U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain;

died in Bahrain on October 22, 2007.

Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin, age 26, from Kingsland, Georgia;

of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry
Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005.

Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree, age 21, from Villa Rica, Georgia;

of 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division;

died in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 10, 2007.

Sgt. Jason R. Harkins, age 25, from Clarkesville, Georgia;

of 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division;

killed in Baquba, Iraq, on May 6, 2007.

Staff Sgt. Blake M. Harris, age 27, from Hampton, Georgia;

of 1st Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 15, 2007.

1st Lt. Noah Harris, age 23, from Ellijay, Georgia;

of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division;

died on June 18, 2005, in Baquba, Iraq, of wounds sustained on June 17.

Sgt. Nathaniel Hart Jr., age 29, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of 260th Quartermaster Battalion, 24th Corps Support Group, 3rd Infantry Division;

Died in Tillil, Iraq on July 28, 2003.

Chief Warrant Officer Dennis P. Hay, age 32, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment;

Killed in Tal Afar, Iraq, on August 29, 2005.

Spc. Christopher J. Holland, age 26, from Brunswick, Georgia;

of 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Division;
Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 17, 2003.

Sgt. 1st Class Robert L. Hollar Jr., age 35, from Griffin, Georgia;

of E Troop, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2005.

Airman 1st Class Antoine J. Holt, age 20, from Kennesaw, Georgia;

of 603rd Air Control Squadron;

Died April 10, 2004, at Balad Air Field, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Darren P. Hubbell, age 38, from Tifton, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 20, 2007.

Spc. Justin R. Jarrett, age 21, from Jonesboro, Georgia;

of 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division;

killed in Taji, Iraq, on October 2, 2006.

Spc. Justin W. Johnson, age 22, from Rome, Georgia;

of Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Cavalry Division;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 10, 2004.

Spc. Nathaniel H. Johnson, age 22, from Augusta, Georgia;

of Company D (Aviation), 82nd Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division;

killed in Falluja, Iraq, on January 8, 2004.

Lance Cpl. Stephen F. Johnson, age 20, from Marietta, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on October 8, 2006.

Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., age 45, from Augusta, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade,
Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005.

Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Anthony Jordan, age 35, from Augusta, Georgia;

of Destroyer Squadron 50;

Died in Manama, Bahrain, on January 13, 2006.

Lance Cpl. Kun Y. Kim, age 20, from Atlanta, Georgia;

of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine
Expeditionary Force;

killed in Anbar province, Iraq, on April 2, 2006.

Pfc. Kenneth E Kincaid IV, age 25, from Lilburn, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division;

killed in Riyadh, Iraq, on September 23, 2006.

Spc. Jerry R. King, age 19, from Browersville, Georgia;

of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division;

killied in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007.

Sgt. James O. Kinlow, age 35, from Thomson, Georgia;

of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry
Brigade, Army National Guard;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005.

Spc. John K. Klinesmith Jr., age 25, from Stockbridge, Georgia;

of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division;

died in Falluja, Iraq, on June 12, 2003.

Capt. Edward J. Korn, age 31, from Savannah, Georgia;

of 64th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed in central Iraq on April 3, 2003.

Sgt. Gene L. Lamie, age 25, from Homerville, Georgia;

of 3rd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division;

killed in Iraq on July 6, 2007.

Cpl. William A. Long, age 26, from Lilburn, Georgia;

of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division;

died June 18, 2005, in Baquba, Iraq, of wounds sustained on June 17.

Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, age 22, from Dalton, Georgia;

of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division,
1st Marine Expeditionary Forced;

Killed in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 21, 2004.

Spc. Joseph A. Lucas, age 23, from Augusta, Georgia;

of 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division;

Killed in Balad, Iraq, on December 15, 2005.

1st Lt. Dan T. Malcom Jr., age 25, from Brinson, Georgia;

of Company A, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine giment, 2nd Marine
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 10, 2004.

Spc. Evan A. Marshall, age 21, from Athens, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th
Infantry Division;

killed in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2008.

Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, age 22, from Fitzgerald, Georgia;

of 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division;

killed in Sadah, Iraq, on April 23, 2007.

Sgt. Steve A. McCoy, age 23, from Moultrie, Georgia;

of 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd
Infantry Division;

Died on June 10, 2008, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio,
Texas, of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 23, 2008.

Sgt. John E. McGee, age 36, from Columbus, Georgia;

of 2101st Transportation Company, Alabama Army National Guard;

Killed near Diwaniya, Iraq, on May 2, 2005.

Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph A. McSween, age 26, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit Eleven;

killed in Kirkuk, Iraq, on April 6, 2007.

Sgt. Chad M. Mercer, age 25, from Waycross, Georgia;

of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Brigade,
Georgia Army National Guard;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 30, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Dennis P. Merck, age 38, from Evans, Georgia;

of 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 20, 2005.

Cpl. Jambul , age Not available, from Georgia;

of 33rd Battalion, 3rd Brigade Georgia;

Died in Kut, Iraq, on December 21, 2007.

Airman 1st Class Jason D. Nathan, age 22, from Macon, Georgia;

of 48th Security Forces Squadron, 48th Mission Support Group, 48th
Fighter Wing;

Died in Iraq, on June 23, 2007.

Spc. David T. Nutt, age 22, from Blackshear, Georgia;

of 494th Transportation Company;

Killed in Mosul, Iraq, on May 14, 2003.

Sgt. 1st Class Lonnie J. Parson, age 39, from Norcross, Georgia;

of 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 2, 2005.

Spc. Christopher G. Patton, age 21, from Lawrenceville, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 1, 2007.

Sgt. Foster Pinkston, age 47, from Warrenton, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia Army
National Guard;

Died at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, on
September 16, 2003.

Cpl. Richard O. Quill III, age 22, from Roswell, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 1, 2007.

Spc. Joshua H. Reeves, age 26, from Watkinsville, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 22, 2007.

Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, age 19, from Conyers, Georgia;

of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd
Infantry Division;

Killed in Iraq on March 29, 2003.

Spc. Cristian Rojas-Gallego, age 24, from Loganville, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 2, 2007.

Sgt. 1st Class David J. Salie, age 34, from Loganville, Georgia;

of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed in Baquba, Iraq, on February 14, 2005;

Sgt. Paul A. Saylor, age 21, from Norcross, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 108th Armor; Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia
Army National Guard;

killed in Mahmudiya, Iraq, on August 15, 2005.

Lance Cpl. Michael P. Scarborough, age 28, from Washington, Georgia;

of Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division,
3rd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Killed in western Iraq, near Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, on October
30, 2004.

Lance Cpl. Joshua A. Scott, age 24, from Tunnel Hill, Georgia;

of Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 2nd
Marine Expeditionary Force;

killed near Taqaddum, Iraq, on January 23, 2006.

Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, age 30, from Columbus, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division;

killed near Hawijah, Iraq, on January 20, 2006.

Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley Sr., age 34, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade,
Georgia Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 30, 2005.

Sgt. Jonathan B. Shields, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia;

of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division;

Killed in Falluja, Iraq, on November 12, 2004.

Spc. Channing G. Singletary, age 30, from Sylvester, Georgia;

of 122nd Support Center, Georgia Army National Guard;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2006.

Spc. Jonathan K. Smith, age 19, from Atlanta, Georgia;

of 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division;
Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 11, 2007.

Sgt. Corey E. Spates, age 21, from LaGrange, Georgia;

of 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment;

Died in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 10, 2008.

Spc. Michael J. Stokely, age 23, from Sharpsburg, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia
Army National Guard;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 16, 2005.

Pfc. William R. Strange, age 19, from Adrian, Georgia;

of Company A, 91st Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 2, 2004.

Sgt. Thomas J. Strickland. age 27, from Douglasville, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 108th Armor Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia
Army National Guard;

killed in Mahmudiya, Iraq, on August 15, 2005.

Cpl. John C. Tanner, age 21, from Columbus, Georgia;

of 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion1st Marine Division, 1st Marine
Expeditionary Force;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on August 29, 2007.

Cpl. William G. Taylor, age 26, from Macon, Georgia;

of Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine
Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;

Killed in Falluja, Iraq, on November 30, 2005.

Sgt. John F. Thomas, age 33, from Valdosta, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade,
Georgia Army National Guard;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 24, 2005.

Staff Sgt. Philip L. Travis, age 41, from Snellville, Georgia;

of 148th Forward Support Battalion, 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia
Army National Guard;

died at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, on December 2, 2005.

Capt. Corry P. Tyler, age 29, from Georgia;

of 4th Squadron, 6th U.S. Air Cavalry Regiment,

killed in Multaka, Iraq, on August 22, 2007.

Sgt. 1st Class Charles H. Warren, age 36, from Duluth, Georgia;

of Company C, 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia
Army National Guard;

killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 3, 2005.

Lance Cpl. Kristopher C. Warren, age 19, from Resaca, Georgia;

of 4th Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division;

Died in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 9, 2006.

Sgt. Bennie J. Washington, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 44th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division;

died on January 4, 2005, at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio,
Texas, of wounds he sustained on October 14, 2004, in Ramadi, Iraq.

Command Sgt. Maj. Donovan E. Watts, age 46, from Atlanta, Georgia;

of 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 82nd Airborne Division;Killed in Siniya, Iraq, on November 21, 2006.

Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, age 20, from Conyers, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed Iraq on March 29, 2003.

Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous, age 37, from Winder, Georgia;

of 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 1st Infantry Division;

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 25, 2006.

Pfc. Marquis A. Whitaker, age 20, from Columbus, Georgia;

of Headquarters Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment;

Killed in Scania, Iraq, on April 27, 2004.

Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead, age 24, from Commerce, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division;

Died in Iskandariya, Iraq, on April 24, 2008.

Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry L. Wilson, age 45, from Thomson, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade, 101st Airborne Division;

Killed in Mosul, Iraq, on November 23, 2003.

Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson, age 28, from Duluth, Georgia;

of Combat Logistics Battalion 13, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1st
Marine Expeditionary Force;

killed in Anbar province, Iraq, on June 20, 2007.

Pfc. Robert A. Worthington, age 19, from Duluth, Georgia;

of 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division;

killed in Taji, Iraq, on May 22, 2007.

Spc. Benyahmin B. Yahudah, age 24, from Bogart, Georgia;

of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division;

Killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 13, 2005.

Spc. John J. Young, age 24, from Savannah, Georgia;

of 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division;

Died in Camp Stryker, Iraq, on September 21, 2007.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis L. Youngblood, age 26, from Surrency, Georgia;

of Navy hospital corpsman assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force;
Died on July 21, 2005, of wounds received in Hit, Iraq, on July 15.

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POW/MIA
Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young, 26, from Lithia Springs, Georgia;

of Company C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment,

Captured after his AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter was shot down near

Karbala, Iraq, on March 24, 2003.

Rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

One U.S. soldier is currently listed as captured as of July 13, 2008.