These are the names of our FALLEN HEROES. If you have any information how this HERO lived, please email the information and a picture in jpeg to us and we will add it to the name.
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Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers
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Snellville
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Wanat, Afghanistan
7-13-2008
Jonathan is survived by his loving parents Bill and Suzanne Ayers, his brother Joshua and grandmother Pattie Weatherly. Jonathan served in the Army for 2 years, during which time he deployed to Afghanistan, where he earned the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and a Good Conduct Medal for his bravery in combat.
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Spc. Miguel A. Baez
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Bonaire
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Balad, Iraq
2-5-2008
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Pfc. Benjamin B. Bartlett Jr.
25
Manchester
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Mosul, Iraq
7-15-2007
Benjamin B. Bartlett Jr.'s closest friends remembered his easygoing personality and his love for Auburn football. "You couldn't stay mad at the young man, with that down-home, country, dirty Deep South Southern drawl, and the type of person who no matter what you had to say he was gonna smile and keep driving. He was just a great soldier," said one of Bartlett's commanding officers. He was assigned to Fort Bliss. He was a member of regional championship golf and football teams, the debate and science bowl teams, and a number of service organizations in high school, which he graduated in 2000. His teachers all remember his as a very happy student who always wore a smile. After graduation, he attended Auburn University and worked in construction prior to enlisting.
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Staff Sgt. John C. Beale
39
Riverdale
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Operation Enduring Freedom
6-4-2009
"He was a loving father, he loved his wife and he fought for his country." Beale married his wife right out of high school. The couple worked at the Clayton County Water Authority. The flag at Beale's old job flew at half staff in his memory.
"He loved the military and he was good at it. Everything he did he was good at." "He loved his country; he loved the military." "He was just a good man." Beale is survived by his wife and two children, an 8-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son.
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Pfc. Edgar E. Cardenas
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Lilburn
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Spc. Shannon Chihuahua
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Thomasville
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Pfc. Jacob A. Dennis
22
Powder Springs
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Zabul, Afghanistan
7-3-2010
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Spc. Mark J. Downer
23
Warner Robins
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Kandar Province, Afghanistan
8-5-11
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Staff Sgt. Gregory L. Elam
39
Columbus
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Pvt. Jeremy P. Faulkner
23
Griffin
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Staff Sgt.
Alex French IV
31
Milledgeville
| Alex graduated from Baldwin High School in 1996. Alex joined the Navy to be a sailor. After being Honorable discharged in 2000, he took a job at Scott State Prison in Hardwick. In 2003 he worked at the Bibb County Sheriff's bookong devision. As a Deputy he was dependable, hard working, eager, enthusiastic worker who showed a promising carrerin law enforcement. As a member of the National Guard, he was deployed to Iraq 2005 - 2006. Alex was a loving Husband and Father to his family and will be missed.
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Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff
20
Tunnel Hill
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Lance Cpl. Joseph R. Giese
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Winder
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Spc. Daniel E. Gomez
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Warner Robbins
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Genesia Mattril Gresham
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Lithonia
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Sgt. Michael C. Hardegree
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Villa Rica
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LCPL Scott D. Harper
21
Winston
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
10-13-2011
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Pfc. Theron V. Hobbs
22
Albany
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Jenrette was a 1990 graduate of Lyman Ward Military Academy and a 1995 graduate of North Georgia College. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army upon graduating. He became an Army Ranger and served with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. He was promoted to captain in 1999, and then was an instructor with the 5th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega.
In 2005, Jenrette transferred to the Georgia Army National Guard, where he served as a full-time officer with the Recruiting Sustainment Program. He was promoted to major in 2005.
Jenrette and his wife, Shannon Parker Jenrette, would have celebrated their 10-year anniversary on July 3. The couple have three children: Corey, 7; Brody, 5; and Megan 1, all of Lula.
In addition to his wife and children, Jenrette also is survived by his parents, retired Col. Albert W. "Bill" and Ursula Jenrette of Auburn, Ala.; a sister, Jennifer Welsh and husband George of Baton Rouge; and many members of his wife’s family living in Lula
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Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette
37
Lula
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Gunnery Sgt.
Edwin W. Johnson Jr.
31
Columbus
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Lance Cpl. Raymon L. A. Johnson
22
Midland
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“People need to know Jeffrey was a good man. I just want to make sure they know how good a man he was and how proud we all are of him,” his mother, Mary Lou Dowdy, said.
“Even though he was over there, he was always worried about us,” Lacey said. “He cared so much for us. He didn’t care what happened to him, as long as his family was taken care of.”
His sense of protection and wanting to provide for his family led Jeffrey, 21, to join the Georgia National Guard.
“I had a lot to do with him joining the Army,” his grandfather, Clarence White, said. “It was tough because there just aren’t that many good jobs around here. But he wanted to do it to be able to provide for his family.”
He was serving with the Calhoun-based 108th Cavalry.
Family members said Jeffrey got a lot of his strength from White, who he affectionately called Paw Paw.
“Jeffrey was always working on things and fixing things. He was changing tires on cars when he was eight years old,” his older brother, Robert Jordan, said. “He learned a lot from Paw Paw, and he was a great mechanic because of him.”
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Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan
21
Rome
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Staff Sgt.
Aaron M. Kenefick
30
Roswell
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Sgt. Johnny W. Lumpkin
38
Columbus
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Balad, Iraq
7-2-2010
Saturday would have marked Lumpkin and his wife Carol's ninth anniversary, said a neighbor for two years at Fort Stewart. He often would surprise her and others with acts of kindness, like repairing faulty car brakes or rescuing a friend who became stranded while off-roading. "He was always the first to help no matter what. "He was helping someone try to get the job done." "Johnny has forever touched our lives." He was on his second tour in Iraq, was with the 1st Battalion at Fort Stewart. He had joined the Army at 31 because he wanted to support his family, relatives said. He had so much love for family, friends and fishing. "He was a true hero to his family and to the nation."
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Spc. Evan A. Marshall
21
Athens
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Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne
29
Fort Benning
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Spc. Gary L. Nelson III
20
Woodstock
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Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips
27
Jasper
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Spc. Joshua H. Reeves
26
Watkinsville
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LCPL Willam T. Richards
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Trenton
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Helmand Province, Afghanistan
6-26-2010
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Spc. Cristian Rojas-Gallego
24
Loganville
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Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd
36
Winder
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Parvan Province, Afghanistan
9-10-2011
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Pfc. Brice M. Scott
22
Columbus
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Kundahar Province, Afghanistan
7-31-2011
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Cpl. Stephen C. Sockalosky
21
Cordele
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Sgt. Corey E. Spates
21
LaGrange
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Pfc. Austin G. Staggs
19
Senoia
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Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb
29
Norcross
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Cpl. John C. Tanner
21
Columbus
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Staff Sgt. Sheldon L. Tate
27
Hinesville
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Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor
39
Columbus
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Spc. Robert G. Tenney Jr.
29
Warner Robins
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Capt. Corry P. Tyler
29
Georgia
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Spc. John J. Young
24
Savannah
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Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young
39
Jonesboro
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