1st Lt. Jonathan P. Walsh
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Walsh, 28, Cobb, Ga., died April 22 in Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Walsh graduated from Kennesaw State University and worked in the financial services industry before joining the Army in March 2010. Prior to joining the Army in March 2010, he worked five months as director of sales for Reliable Security LLC, a Marietta event security company. Before that, he was a consultant for two years for Zurvita, a Houston-based marketing company. He was previously employed as a credit manager for Wells Fargo Financial. In the spring of 2008, Walsh graduated with a bachelor of business administration degree in management from Kennesaw State University. In 2005, he also earned an associate of science degree from Georgia Highland College.
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Spc. Johnathon F. Davis, 20, of Griffin, Ga., died Mar. 29, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. Davis was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Pfc Davis is a graduate of Griffin High School. He and his wife are expecting their first child in May. Spc. Davis joined the Army August 11, 2010 as a Cavalry Scout and attended One-Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, Ky. He joined the 4-73rd Cavalry Squadron in February 2011 and was serving his first deployment.
Born: July 16, 1986
Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock, 29, of Newnan, Ga. He was assigned to the 34th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. He died February 18 when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. He entered the Air Force in 2006, receiving his commission through the Officer Training School. Capt Whitlock was serving his fifth deployment. He had been assigned to the 319th SOS and then to the 34th SOS at Hurlburt Field since 2008 and had more than 800 combat flight hours. Also killed were: Capt. Ryan P. Hall, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colo., 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens, 26, of Bend, Ore., and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten, 26, of Upper Marlboro, Md.
Born: March 11, 1971
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Born: August 22, 1990 in Douglasville, Georgia
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Lance Cpl. John R. Wimpey-Cagle, 19, of Tucker, Ga., died Sept. 28 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He was a light armored crewman who joined the Marine Corps in June of 2010 and was promoted to lance corporal in March. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in March with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. His awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Staff Sgt. Keith F. Rudd, 36, of Winder, Ga., died Sept. 10 in Parvan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. SSgt Rudd joined the Army in May 2003 and was previously stationed at Fort Sill, Okla., and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He arrived at Fort Bragg in May and previously deployed to Iraq in 2007 and Afghanistan in 2009. His awards and decorations include three Air Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, six Army Achievement Medals, two Army Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghan Campaign Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, two Overseas Service Ribbons, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, the NATO Medal, the Combat Medic Badge and the Army Aviation Badge. He deployed to Afghanistan last month for what was his third deployment.