Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant Issac Brandon Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Missouri, died on October 27, 2009, in the Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

Sgt. Fernando De La Rosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He was killed in a hostile incident in Afghanistan's Arghandab River Valley on October 27, 2009.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Luis Manuel Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, New York, died on October 27, 2009, in Afghanistan's Arghandab Valley.

COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 17TH INFANTRY, 5 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? SGT Williamson, Patrick Oliver (BROUSSARD, LA), age 24, ? died in ARGHANAB VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN on October 27, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Capt. Eric Alton Jones, 29, of Westchester, New York, was a U.S. Marine Corps officer serving with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169. He was killed in action on October 26, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Shawn Henry McNabb, 24, of Terrell, Texas, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He died in a helicopter crash in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009.

SFC David Eliah Metzger, 32, of San Diego, California, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009.

David Seth Mitchell, a 30-year-old U.S. Marine Corps Captain from Loveland, Ohio, was killed in action on October 26, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Afghanistan.

HMLA 169, MAG 40, (2D MEB-FWD), 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CAPT Vandegiesen, Kyle Rolf (NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA), age 29, ? died in FOB DWYER, AFGHANISTAN on October 26, 2009.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Patrick Montgomery, 36, of Savannah, Georgia, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot. He died on October 26, 2009, in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan, when his MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed.

U.S. Army Sergeant Josue Emman Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was killed in action on October 26, 2009, in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.

Corporal Gregory Michael William Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, Alaska, was a U.S. Marine killed in action at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009.

U.S. Army Sergeant Nickolas Anthony Mueller, 26, of Little Chute, Wisconsin, died on October 26, 2009, in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Keith Robert Bishop, 28, of Medford, New York, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan, on October 26, 2009, from hostile fire.

From N/A,, MAJ Weston, Michael Edward served with the MARINE CORPS, IRR, KANSAS CITY, MO, and died on October 26, 2009 in QADES DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. He was 37.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Niall Damien Lyons, 40, of Spokane, Washington, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan, on Octob

In METHAR LAM DISTRICT, LAGHMAN PROVINCE on October 25, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Steffey, Brandon Keith of SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI, 23, serving with 178TH MILITARY POLICE DETACHMENT, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY A, 704TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 4 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, ARMY ? SGT Wolf, Eduviges Guadalupe (HAWTHORNE, CA), age 24, ? died in FOB BOSTICK, AFGHANISTAN on October 25, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.