Georgia Marine Killed in Afghanistan

The U.S. Department of Defense says a 20-year-old Marine from Adairsville, Ga., has been killed in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said Monday that Lance Cpl. Seth Sharp was killed Thursday during Operation Strike of the Sword. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force based at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

His father, Rick Sharp, told the Rome News-Tribune that his son played freshman football for Adairsville High School. He said his son enlisted at the age of 17 and had previously served a tour of duty in Iraq.Rick Sharp says his son asked for coloring books and crayons while serving in Iraq so he could distribute them to children.Funeral arrangements are pending.

(Associated Press)

Columbus Marine killed in Iraq

Cpl. John C. Tanner, 21, of Columbus, Ga., died August 29th in combat in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

Tanner was assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., according to a Department of Defense statement released Thursday.

At least 3,735 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, as of Thursday, August 30th, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians.

At least 3,058 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is three higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

(With the Associated Press)

Georgia marine killed in Iraq

A north Georgia Marine is dead after his boat capsized in Iraq. The family of 20-year-old Lance Corporal Will Chambers says military personnel came to the family’s Ringgold home yesterday to inform them. Chambers’ mother says she doesn’t know why the patrol boat capsized on the Euphrates River or if any other marines died.