Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Chief Petty Officer Jason Richard Freiwald, a 30-year-old U.S. Navy SEAL from Armada, Michigan, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2008.

Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum, 34, of Flushing, Michigan, was a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in a hostile incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2008.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Slebodnik, 39, of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Army aviator serving with Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

U.S. Army Private Michael Wayne Murdock, 22, of Chocowinity, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 11, 2008.

SFC Sexton, Daniel Riley, 53, a native of WENTZVILLE, MO, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 164TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 728TH BATTALION, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 10, 2008.

Capt. Jesse Melton III, 29, of Randallstown, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in a roadside bomb attack in the Afghanya Valley, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Nicholas Aaron Madrazo, 25, of Bothell, Washington, was killed in a hostile incident in Bagram, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2008.

Active Duty, NAVY, COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT DETACHMENT 36, IWAKUNI, PO3 Strickland, Eichmann Antonio of ARLINGTON, WA, 23, died in AFGHANYA VALLEY, AFGHANISTAN on September 9, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Marques Irving Knight, 24, of San Juan Capistrano, California, was killed in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2008.

U.S. Army Private First Class Michael Richard Dinterman, 18, of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on September 6, 2008, at Observation Post Restrepo in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.

At 22, PV2 Thibeault, Jordan Peter Poul of SOUTH JORDAN, UT was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY, when he died in FOB HAMMER, IRAQ on September 5, 2008.

From BATTLE CREEK, MI, PFC Thomas, Bryan Richard served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on September 4, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 29, SSG Mayne, Kenneth William of FORT BENNING, GA was serving with the ARMY, B CO, 1-66 AR, 1 BCT, 4 ID (ATTACHED TO 4 BCT, 10 MTN) (TASK ORG, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 4, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

From ST. LOUIS, MO, PV2 Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on September 4, 2008 in 41R PR 933 074, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

COMPANY B, DIVISION SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, FORT DRUM, NY, ARMY ? PFC May, Patrick Wiggs (JAMESTOWN, NY), age 22, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 2, 2008.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Gregory Allen Rodriguez, 35, of Weidman, Michigan, was a military police K-9 handler assigned to the 95th Military Police Battalion. He was killed in a hostile incident in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, on September

Petty Officer First Class Joshua Thomas Harris, 36, of Lexington, North Carolina, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron Two. He was killed in action in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2008.

At 26, SPC Feliz Nieve, Jorge Luis of QUEENS VILLAGE, NY was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on August 28, 2008.