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Keith F. Rudd, age 36, from Winder, Georgia, Barrow county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Death details: Died in Parvan, Afghanistan of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations.
Source: Department of Defense
Joseph Ryan Giese, age 24, from Winder, Georgia, Barrow county.
Parents: Connie Wascovich and Larry Giese
Spouse: Brittany Allum Giese
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Central Gwinnett High, earned high school diploma in Las Vagas, Nevada
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Enlisted July 2010
Date of death: Friday, January 7, 2011
Death details: Died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Cemetery: Georgia National
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
James Robert Fowler, age 22, from Winder, Georgia, Barrow county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Friday, April 24, 1970
Source: National Archives