Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Technical Sergeant Anthony Edmund Salazar, 40, of Hermosa Beach, California, served with the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 452nd Civil Engineer Squadron. He was killed in action on April 13, 2015, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

Corporal John Michael Dawson, 22, of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He was killed in a hostile incident in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2015.

Maj. Maria Victoria Sanchez, 42, of Bakersfield, California, served with the U.S. Air Force's 60th Medical Support Squadron. She died on February 26, 2015, in Bakersfield, United States.

SFC Morris, Ramon Sheldon, 37, a native of NEW YORK, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 43RD COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANY, 2ND SQUADRON, 3RD CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 12, 2014. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Wyatt Joseph Martin, 22, of Mesa, Arizona, was killed in a hostile incident in Parwan province, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2014.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Ryan Ammerman, 29, of Noblesville, Indiana, was killed in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2014.

Capt. William Hamner Dubois Jr., 30, of New Castle, Colorado, was a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron. He was killed in a non-combat incident near Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, on December 1, 2014.

SGM Turner, Wardell Benjamin, age 48, of NANTICOKE, MD ? Active Duty, ARMY, HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON, FORT DRUM, NY, ? died on November 24, 2014 in KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

In KABUL, AFGHANISTAN on November 24, 2014, the ARMY lost SPC Riley, Joseph William of GROVE CITY, OH, 27, serving with 10508INPLT SPLIT OP. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Anthony Cathcart, 31, of Bay City, Michigan, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He was killed in action on November 14, 2014, during a combat operation in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

Commander Christopher Edward Kalafut, a 49-year-old U.S. Navy Reserve officer from Oceanside, California, was killed in action in Doha, Qatar, on October 24, 2014.

Lance Cpl. Sean Patrick Neal, 19, of Riverside, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2014.

Corporal Jordan Lee Spears, 21, of Memphis, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine with VMM-163. He died on October 1, 2014, in the Arabian Gulf during Operation Inherent Resolve.

U.S. Army Major Jonathan Doyle Walker, 44, of Merriam, Kansas, was killed on October 1, 2014, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. He was assigned to the 4th Military Information Support Group (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

In LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL C, GERMANY on September 30, 2014, the ARMY lost SFC Weathers, Andrew Tarrant of DERIDDER, LA, 30, serving with COMPANY B, 2ND BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (A), EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Major Michael Joseph Donahue, 41, of Columbus, Ohio, was killed in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2014.

U.S. Navy Reserve Lt. j.g. Stephen Franklin Byus, 39, of Jackson, Ohio, was killed in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2014.

SGT Strong, Charles Calvin, age 28, of SUFFOLK, VA ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D MSOB (FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on September 15, 2014 in HERAT PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.