Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Devin Jay Michel, a 19-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from Stockton, Illinois, was killed in Afghanistan's Zhari District on October 24, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Han, Kimble Andrus, 30, of Lehi, Utah, was killed in a hostile incident in Zhari District, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Eric Nathaniel Lembke, 25, of Tampa, Florida, was killed in a hostile incident in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Kyle Andrew Coumas, 22, of Lockford, California, was killed by an improvised explosive device on October 21, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal David Raymond Baker, 22, of Painesville, Ohio, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on October 20, 2009, in Nawa District, Afghanistan.

TROOP E, 1ST SQUADRON, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ARMY ? SSG Espinoza, Bradley (MISSION, TX), age 26, ? died in QWEST, IRAQ on October 19, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on October 18, 2009, the ARMY lost PFC Rivera, Daniel Jose of ROCHESTER, NY, 22, serving with TROOP D, 3D SQUADRON, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX.

U.S. Army Specialist Michael Anthony Dahl Jr., 23, of Moreno Valley, California, was killed in a hostile incident at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on October 17, 2009.

Staff Sergeant Christopher Michael Rudzinski, 28, of Rantoul, Illinois, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 293rd Military Police Company during Operation Enduring Freedom. He died on October 16, 2009, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanista

In JAGHATO DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN on October 16, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Staats, Chris Neil of FREDERICKSBURG, TX, 32, serving with 143D INFANTRY DETACHMENT, FORWARD 6, AUSTIN, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony Gabriel Green, 28, of Matthews, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Ghanzi, Afghanistan, on October 16, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Courtney Lawson, 33, of Deerfield Beach, Florida, was killed by hostile fire on October 15, 2009, at the Arghandab River Bridge in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Jesus Olar Flores Jr., 28, of La Mirada, California, was killed in a hostile incident near the Arghandab River bridge in Afghanistan on October 15, 2009.

Active Duty, ARMY, 569TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 4TH ENGINEER BATTALION, SSG Stivison, Glen Hale Jr of BLAIRSVILLE, PA, 34, died in ARGHANDAB RIVER BRIDGE, AFGHANISTAN on October 15, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 19, PFC Styer, Brandon Michael of LANCASTER, PA was serving with the ARMY, 569TH EN CO, 4TH EN BN, when he died in IVO FIRE BASE COBRA, AFGHANISTAN on October 15, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist George Walter Cauley, 24, of Walker, Minnesota, died on October 10, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Lance Cpl. Alfonso Ochoa Jr., 20, of Armona, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Bakwa district, Afghanistan, on October 10, 2009.

At 27, SSGT Taylor, Aaron James of BOVEY, MN was serving with the MARINE CORPS, MWSS-372, MWSG-37 (2D LAR, MEB-A FWD) 3D MAW, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, when he died in CAMP DWYER, AFGHANISTAN on October 9, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.