as of May 2019
Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 25,000 South Carolina Army and Air National Guard men and women have answered our nation’s call in defense of freedom. The South Carolina National Guard has lost 16 heroes who deployed in support of combat operations and paid the ultimate price. We will never forget:
Operation Iraqi Freedom- Iraq
NAME/AGE |
LOCATION |
DATE |
PVT Algernon Adams, 36 |
Fallujah |
28-Oct-03 |
MSG Thomas Thigpen, Sr., 52 |
Kuwait |
16-Mar-04 |
SSG Jerome Lemon, 42 |
Balad |
27-Oct-04 |
CW4 Patrick Leach, 39 |
Mosul |
9-Dec-04 |
1LT Andrew Shields, 25 |
Mosul |
9-Dec-04 |
Operation Enduring Freedom- Afghanistan
NAME/AGE |
LOCATION |
DATE |
SGT Stephen High, 45 |
Ghazni |
6-Apr-05 |
SPC Chrystal Stout, 23 |
Ghazni |
6-Apr-05 |
SGT Edward Philpot, 38 |
Kandahar |
23-Oct-07 |
SSG James Bullard, 28 |
Kandahar |
30-Oct-07 |
SGT Shawn Hill, 37 |
Khowst |
2-Jan-08 |
SGT David Leimbach, 38 |
Bala Baluk |
25-May-08 |
SSG Willie Harley, 48 |
Paktika |
1-Oct-10 |
SGT Luther Rabon, 31 |
Paktika |
1-Oct-10 |
SGT John David Meador II, 36 |
Khowst |
20-Jun-12 |
1LT Ryan Davis Rawl, 30 |
Khowst |
20-Jun-12 |
SFC Matthew Bradford Thomas, 30 |
Khowst |
20-Jun-12 |
1LT Trevarius Bowman |
Bagram Airfield |
19-May-20 |