<p>Three soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were killed in Iraq, the Army said Tuesday.</p><p>One of the soldiers was from Georgia.</p><p>Spc. James W. Gardner, 22, of Glasgow, Ky., died in Tal Afar of a non-combat-related gunshot wound on Monday, Fort Campbell said. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.</p><p>Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson, 36, of Springfield, Mo., and Spc. David S. Collins of Jasper, Ga., were fatally injured when a roadside bomb exploded near the vehicle they were traveling in during combat operations in the Al Anbar Province. Collins died following the attack on Sunday. Lamberson died on Monday from injuries sustained in the explosion.</p><p>Gardner joined the Army in March 2003 and arrived at Fort Campbell in December 2003. He won several awards during his time of service, including the Army Commendation Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.</p><p>He is survived by his wife, Lisa Roberts-Gardner, and stepdaughters Taylor and Brooklyn Roberts, of Clarksville, Tenn.; and his parents, James and Anne Gardner of Glasgow.</p><p>He is the 35th service member with Kentucky hometowns of record to die in Iraq since the war began.</p><p>Lamberson and Collins were members of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team.</p><p>Lamberson joined the Army in 1989 and arrived at Fort Campbell in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Dana, daughter Kelsi and son Evan, of Fort Campbell; and his father, Lloyd of Lampe, Mo.</p><p>"Randall believed in what he was doing," Dana Lamberson said in a statement released by the post Tuesday night.</p><p>Collins is survived by his wife, Mara, and children, Elizabeth and James, of Fort Campbell; father, Jack Collins of Talking Rock, Ga.; and mother, Marsha Dean of Jasper, Ga. He joined the Army in January 2002.</p><p>Including the three deaths, 141 members of the 101st Airborne have been killed in Iraq since the war began more than three years ago. The sprawling base straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border.</p>
