Paris S. Pough, age 40, from Columbus, Georgia.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), home-ported in San Diego, California.
Date of death: Friday, February 17, 2012
Death details: Died during a port visit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brice M. Scott, age 22, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Death details: Died in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Cynthia R. Taylor, age 39, from Columbus, Georgia.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Date of death: Saturday, April 16, 2011
Death details: Died at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an Afghan National Army soldier attacked with multiple grenades. Killed were Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins, Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Sgt. Linda L. Pierre, Spc. Joseph B. Cemper.
Source: Department of Defense., Military Times
Johnny W. Lumpkin, age 38, from Columbus, Georgia.
Parents: Jan Lumpkin and Wayne Lumpkin
Spouse: Carol Lumpkin
Children: 3 children
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia.
Date of death: Friday, July 2, 2010
Death details: Died in Balad, Iraq of wounds sustained July 1, 2010 when equipment he took apart on radio tower fell on him in Taji, Iraq.
Cemetery: Fort Mitchell National
Source: Department of Defense, WRBL, Savannah Morning News, Military Times
Lakeshia M. Bailey, age 23, from Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee county.
Parents: Tony Bailey, Phyllis Bailey
Spouse: Harrison Bateman
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Spencer High (2004), Columbus State University
Military history: 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia. Enlisted February 2006.
Date of death: Monday, March 8, 2010
Death details: Among two U.S. soldiers who died north of Al Kut, Iraq of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.
Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Ledger Enquirer, Military Times
Edwin W. Jr. Johnson, age 31, from Columbus, Georgia, Columbus-Muscogee county. Their last known residence was in Columbus.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Date of death: Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Issac L. Johnson, age 24, from Columbus, Georgia, Columbus-Muscogee County. Their last known residence was in Columbus.
Service era: Afghanistan
Date of death: Monday, July 6, 2009
Death details: Died in Konduz, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Brushaun X. Anderson, age 20, from Columbus, Georgia, Chattahoochee county.
Spouse: None
Children: None
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Bridgade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (light infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Enlised October 2007.
Date of death: Thursday, January 1, 2009
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds he suffered when he was attacked by an unknown assailant. Military hours later just called it a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Military Times
Gregory Lowell Elam, age 39, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 54Th Quartermaster Company, 240Th Qm Battalion, 49Th Qm Group, Fort Lee, Va
Date of death: Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Death details: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
John Corey Tanner, age 21, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Co, 3D Aa Bn, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Albu Hyatt, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times