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Scott, Brice M.
Army Private 1st class

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

Elam, Gregory Lowell
Army Staff Sergeant

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

Tanner, John Corey
Marines Corporal

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

Scott, Rickey
Army Staff Sergeant

Rickey Scott, age 30, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company C, 1St Battalion, 327Th Infantry, Fort Campbell, Ky

Date of death: Friday, January 20, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Al Huwijah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Henderson, John Mckenzie Jr
Army Private 2nd class

John Mckenzie Jr Henderson, age 21, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 3D Battalion, 75Th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Thursday, August 4, 2005
Death details: Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

McGee, John Edward
Army Staff Sergeant

John Edward McGee, age 36, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: 2101St Transportation Company, 19Th Csb, 122D Csg (1 Cc), Camden, Alabama

Date of death: Monday, May 2, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Dickens, Tyler Joe
Army Corporal

Tyler Joe Dickens, age 20, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Squadron, 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Irwin, California

Date of death: Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Death details: Fort Sam Houston, United States

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Salie, David James
Army Sergeant 1st class

David James Salie, age 34, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: B Company, 2D Battalion, 69Th Armor, 3D Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga

Date of death: Monday, February 14, 2005
Death details: Hostile; Ba’Qubah, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense

Whitaker, Marquis Antoine
Army Private 1st class

Marquis Antoine Whitaker, age 20, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hht, 2D Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana

Date of death: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Death details: Tigris River, Iraq

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times

Moller, Charles Thomas
Navy electronic warfare specialist

Charles Thomas Moller, age 27, from Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee county.

Service era: Cold War

Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.

Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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