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James E. Chaffin, age 27, from West Columbia, South Carolina.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Date of death: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Death details: Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan of a non-combat related incident.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Richard Lee Smith, age 40, from West Columbia, South Carolina, Lexington county.
Parents: Jessie Brunson and preceded in death by Robert Lee Smith
Spouse: Betty Wingo Smith
Children: Robbie Smith
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, July 5, 1970
Death details: Killed in action
Source: National Archives, Columbia The State (1970)