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Aaron M. Kenefick, age 30, from Roswell, Georgia, Fulton county. Their last known residence was in Roswell.
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
Jonathan Kena Smith, age 19, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company F, 1St Battalion, 15Th Brigade Support Battalion, Fort Hood, Tx
Date of death: Sunday, March 11, 2007
Death details: Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard Oscar Quill III, age 22, from Roswell, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: G Co, 2D Bn, 4Th Mar, 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Thursday, February 1, 2007
Death details: Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense
Dexter Eugene Wheelous, age 37, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: 842 Mitt (Tacon To 1-501 In, 4 Bct, 25 Id) (Task Org To 1 Cd)
Date of death: Monday, December 25, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Donovan Earl Watts, age 46, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Parents: Teresa Watts and Schuessler Watts
Children: Daughter, 8
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Gordon High, Decatur (1979)
Military history: Hhc, 1St Battalion, 505Th Infantry, 3-82 Bct (25 Id), Fort Bragg, Nc
Date of death: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Death details: Died in Bayji, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Siniyah, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Military Times
James Chamroeun, age 20, from Union City, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: H&S Co, 2D Bn, 3D Mar, (Rct-7, I Mef Fwd), 3D Mar Div, Kaneohe Bay, Hi
Date of death: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Asad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kun Young Kim, age 20, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Parents: Young Su Kim
Service era: Iraq
Schools: Norcross High, Lakeside High, Decatur (2003)
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 8Th Mar, (2-28 Bct, I Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Date of death: Sunday, April 2, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Military Times
Bennie James Washington, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 44Th Engineer Battalion, 2D Infantry Division (1 Mef), Camp Howze, Korea
Date of death: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Death details: Died in Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, of injuries sustained Oct. 14 when his military vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Ramadi, Iraq.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jonathan Bernard Shields, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: C Co, 3Rd Bn, 8Th Cavalry, 1St Cavalry Div, Fort Hood, Tx 76544
Date of death: Friday, November 12, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Fallujah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Christopher Mason Dickerson, age 33, from Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Naval Construction Battalion Fourteen, Jacksonville, Florida
Date of death: Friday, April 30, 2004
Death details: Hostile; Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times