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Memorial Day 2026

Killed in ActionEllijay, GA, GA

Noah Harris

1LT · U.S. Army · 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning

23, of Ellijay, Ga.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died June 18 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries sustained on June 17 when he was on mounted patrol and his Humvee was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades in Buritz, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. William A. Long. Geor...

Honored by Tyler Torres (Friend)

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Killed in ActionFlorence, AL

Donald Lee Montgomery

E-5 · U.S. Army · Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)

The Final Battle: March 9, 1969 The day SGT Montgomery was killed was one of the costliest for Company B. The unit was operating in Tay Ninh Province, specifically in an area of high grass and dense jungle near the Cambodian border. On that Sunday morning, Company B made contact with a massive, entrenched force of the NVA 95C Regiment. The Engagement: The...

Honored by Donald Montgomery (Nephew)

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Killed in ActionDallas, TX

Christopher "CJ" West

CPL · U.S. Army · 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division

Christopher John-Lee "C.J." West, 26, of Arlington, Texas, entered eternal life on the morning of Monday, February 4, 2008, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered on February 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. He was a Combat Medic assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Comb...

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