Category: Afghantistan

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Whitsitt, Geoffrey A.
Army Private 1st class

Geoffrey A. Whitsitt, age 21, from Taylors, South Carolina, Greenville county.

Parents: Steve Whitsitt and Debby Whitsitt
Spouse: None
Children: None

Service era: Afghantistan
Schools: Greenville Tech Charter High (2007)
Military history: 118th Military Police Company (Airborne), 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne), 16th Military Police Bridgade (Airborne), For Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted February 2008. Bronze Star, Purple Heart.

Date of death: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Death details: Was among two soldiers who died at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when at Combat Outpost McClain, Afghanistan from wounds suffered when their Humvee struck a homemade bomb.
Cemetery: Woodlawn

Source: Department of Defense, Greenville News, Fayetteville Observor, WYFF, Military Times

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Giglio, Nicholas
Air Force Captain

Nicholas Giglio, age 32, of Lacey, New Jersey

Spouse: Lee Giglio
Children: Daughter, was expecting second child.

Schools: Lacey High School, New Jersey, 1995.
Military history: 77th Fighter Squadron. Shaw Air Force Base’s 20th Fighter Wing.

Date of death: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Death details: Died during a night flying activity off the coast of South Carolina when his jet collided with another jet, which landed safely.

Source: Media reports, New Jersey Run for the Fallen

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Brown, Luke J
Army Private 1st Class

Luke J Brown, age 27, from Virginia, Spotsylvania county.

Military history: Headquarters and Headquarters

Date of death: Sunday, July 20, 2008
Death details: Homicide, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died after he led fellow soldiers in his intelligence unit on a chase through dense woods after a night of drinking. An Army paratrooper was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy for choking him to death.

Source: Virginia Military Dead Database, Library of Virginia, Richmond; Los Angeles Times, findagrave.com

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Ganzert, Henry C
Virginia Defense Force Command Sergeant Major

Henry C Ganzert from Virginia, Richmond, City of county.

Date of death: Saturday, February 25, 2006
Death details: Died of disease,

Source: This information is contained in the Virginia Military Dead Database (http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/vmd/), provided courtesy of the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.