Pfc. Patricia L. Horne, 20, of Greenwood, Miss., died Aug. 24 in Bagram, Afghanistan. She was assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. She graduated in 2010 from Greenwood High School. Hudson Park
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Sgt. 1st Class Coater B. DeBose, 55, of State Line, Miss., died Aug. 19 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Debose was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 351st Infantry Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, 1st Army Division East, Camp Shelby, Miss. Sgt. 1st Class Debose was a communications specialist assigned to 2-351st Infantry Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, and First Army Division East. He was deployed to assist and train Afghan uniformed police in and around the Kandahar province. According to the Department of Defense, 1st Class Debose was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He was also a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2004-2005. Biloxi National Cemetery
Funeral Service will be held 11:00am Friday, August 31, 2012 at
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
5425 Grierson Street, Moss Point.
Viewing will begin two hours prior to the service
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Master Sgt. Scott E. Pruitt, 38, of Gautier, Miss., died April 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Scott graduated in 1992 from Pascagoula High School. He joined the Marine Corps in June 1993 and was a financial analyst, according to officials at Camp Pendleton. Pruitt became a master sergeant in January 2010, and was listed as the comptroller chief for the I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group. His enlistment was scheduled to end in June 2013. He was engaged to be married. Among his awards are the Purple Heart, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
Burial is at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia – Sec 60 Site 10091
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Born: June 8, 1969 in Florida
Died: February 7, 2011 in Uruzgan, Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton of Mooreville, Miss., died at age 42 in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 223rd Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi National Guard, West Point, Miss. He joined the Mississippi National Guard on September 5, 2002. He leaves his wife, Traci Sutton, to whom he married Nov. 6, 1998, his son, Tyler Durham, his mother, Jo Ann Owen Sutton Starling (Elvis), his in laws, Dan and Jennifer Loden Durham, his grandfather in law, Homer Loden of Tupelo, a brother: Danny Sutton, two half brothers, Vance Sutton and Aaron Starling, three half sisters, Adrian Starling, Erica Culver and Cindy Starling.
Preferred Charities and Donations:
Memorials may be made to the Tupelo Veterans Park, P. O. Box 3608, Tupelo, MS 38803 or to Pets for Patriots, 218 East Park Ave., Suite 543, Long Beach, NY. 11561.
Burial is at Lee Memorial Park in Verona, Mississippi – Hope Mausoleum
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Born: December 12, 1989
Died: February 1, 2012 in Helmand, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus of Greenville, Mississippi died at age 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. He graduated from Riverside High in 2008. He entered boot camp in 2010 and had been in Afghanistan just a few months.
Burial is at Greenville Cemetery in Greenville, Mississippi
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Born: July 8, 1975
Died: July 18, 2011 in Manana, Bahrain
Petty Officer Stacy O. Johnson, 35, of Rolling Fork, Miss., died July 18, while supporting operations in Bahrain. Johnson was a master-at-arms assigned to Naval Security Force Bahrain. Petty Officer Johnson of San Diego, California, formerly of Hollandale, Mississippi attended Central Texas College. Known as ‘The Bone’, he was a member of New Breed Black Sabbath Motorcycle Club of San Diego. Master-at-Arms 1st Class (AW) Johnson reported for recruit training in November 1993, according to personnel records. He served on the amphibious ships Ogden and Peleliu, and the carrier Nimitz. He also served in Texas and Hawaii, but spent most of his career in San Diego. He reported to Naval Security Force Bahrain in September 2010 after spending a year at Region Southwest Security Detachment San Diego. He died while serving active Navy duty, as a result of a motorcycle accident in Bahrain.
Burial is at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Born: January 5, 1990 in St. Joseph, Michigan
Died: June 4, 2011 in Laghman, Afghanistan
Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, of Golden, Mississippi graduated from Tremont High School. In 2008 in joined the United States Army and served at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri before arriving in Alaska in January of 2009. His awards include, the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart and Good Conduct Medal, NATO Medal, and Combat Action Badge, posthumously. He was also awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/ Bronze Service Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat and Special Skill Badge Basic Markmanship Qualification Badge and Overseas Service Bar. He died at age 21 of wounds suffered in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He leaves his wife, Samantha, a daughter Lana, his parents Timothy and Barbara Bell, and two brothers Zachary and Timothy Joseph Bell.
Army
793rd Military Police Battalion
3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
Burial is at Living Faith Tabernacle Cemetery Columbus, Mississippi
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Born: October 28, 1981
Died: May 16, 2011 in Zabul, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. David D. Self, 29, of Pearl, Miss., died May 16, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using an improvised explosive device in Zabul province, Afghanistan. He leaves his father, and stepmother, Eddie F. Self and Kathleen Self, his mother, Linda Rhodes, a sister, Kimela Shull, two stepsisters, Lorene Thomas and Sherry Wilmouth.
Army
Fires Squadron
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
Vilseck, Germany
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Born: April 9, 1982 in Jackson, Mississippi
Died: April 7, 2011 in Helmand, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Jason A. Rogers of Brandon, Mississippi graduated in 2000 from Brandon High School. He joined the United States Marine Corps in March of 2003 and served three tours of duty in Iraq before deploying to Afghanistan in February of 2011. He leaves his wife, Angela Rita Marie Rogers, his mother and stepfather, Jennifer Cunningham Smith and William Edward Smith, his father and stepmother, Tracy Aaron Rogers and Liz M. Rogers, his brothers, Brad Wesley Bynum, Michael Brandon Smith, and Jordan Rogers, his sisters, Leigh Ellen Smith Barnes, and Michelle Lynn Smith Bennett. He died at age 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He leaves his wife, Angela Rita Marie Rogers, his parents, Jennifer Cunningham Smith and William Edward Smith, and Tracy Aaron Rogers and Liz M. Rogers, his brothers, Brad Wesley Bynum, Michael Brandon Smith, and Jordan Rogers, and his sisters, Leigh Ellen Smith Barnes, and Michelle Lynn Smith Bennett,
Marines
2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
2nd Marine Division
II Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Burial is at New Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, Mississippi
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Born: January 1, 1985
Died: January 18, 2011 in the Gulf of Oman
Petty Officer Dominique M. Cruz, 26, of Panama City, Florida, formerly of Cleveland, Mississippi is a 2003 Cleveland High School. ‘Nique’ loved to dance and a couple of her favorite music artists were Alicia Keys and Lil Wayne. She enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 2006, and was assigned to the Halsey the following December. Her job title on the ship was operations specialist, which means she worked in the destroyer’s combat information center, an operation that provides an electronic picture of the area for the ship. The Halsey departed for a regular deployment in September 2010. On January 18, Dominique did not report for watch duty at her duty station. An unsuccessful search of the ship to locate her. The following day, she was found during search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Oman. Cruz was assigned as an Operations Specialist to the USS Halsey homeported in San Diego, Calif. The Halsey is currently deployed to the Fifth Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations. She leaves her parents, James and Ruth Stewart, seven brothers and five sisters.
Burial is at Sweet Pilgrim United Methodist Church Cemetery in Shubuta, Mississippi
