"Fallen Heroes"

This is but a few of our "Fallen Heroes" to date 02/18/09 there have been 4,865 total fatalities. 4,225 in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 640 in Operation Enduring Freedom. You can visit www.projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/ to see ALL of these "Fallen Heroes". Please remember, behind each face there is a family and a legacy that lives on. Help us to help them.

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Lance Cpl. Jeffrey D. Walker

Cpl. William G. Taylor

Hometown: Macon, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 26 years old

Died: November 30, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Marines, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Incident: Killed by small-arms fire while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah.

Sgt. Kelley L. Courtney

Hometown: Macon, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: October 30, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Incident: Killed when a car bomb detonated next to a truck in Anbar province.

Spec. Daniel E. Gomez

Hometown: Warner Robbins, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: July 18, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Incident: Killed when his vehicle was attacked by enemy forces using a makeshift bomb and small arms fire.

Master Sgt. Davy N. Weaver

Hometown: Barnesville, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 39 years old

Died: May 18, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Macon, Ga.

Incident: Killed when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb in Qalat, Afghanistan.