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Edgar N. Roberts, age 39, from Hinesville, Georgia, Liberty county.
Spouse: Jannett Roberts
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Thornton High graduate
Military history: 810th Engineer Company (SAPPER), Swainsboro, Georgia. Purple Heart
Date of death: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Death details: Died of wounds sustained June 26 at Sayed Abad, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.
Source: Department of Defense, Southtown Star, WSAV, Military Times
Sheldon L. Tate, age 27, from Hinesville, Georgia, Liberty county.
Parents: Walter Moore and Valerie Moore
Spouse: Marion Tate
Children: Kiante Tate
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Enlisted Oct. 18, 2001. Bronze Star and Purple Heart
Date of death: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Death details: Died in Kandahar City, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. Killed were Christopher S. Goeke of Minnestoa, Christopher T. Stout of Kentucky and Sheldon L. Tate of Georgia.
Source: Department of Defense, WRAL, Military Times
William Jerome Brooks, age 30, from Hinesville, Georgia, Liberty county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc,1St Battalion, 64Th Armor, 2Bct, (3Id), Fort Stewart, Ga
Date of death: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times