Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

John William Brown, a 33-year-old Technical Sergeant from Tallahassee, Florida, was a U.S. Air Force Special Tactics airman. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Tangi Valley on August 6, 2011.

PO1 Strange, Michael Joseph, 25, a native of PHILADELPHIA, PA, died serving in the Active Duty, NAVY, DEVGROUP, during Operation Enduring Freedom on August 6, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Heath Michael Robinson, 34, of Boyne Falls, Michigan, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He died in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Chief Petty Officer Matthew David Mason, 37, of Holt, Missouri, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to a Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU). He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Mark Jordon Downer, 23, of Warner Robins, Georgia, died on August 5, 2011, in Sangsar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Daniel David Gurr, 21, of Vernal, Utah, was a U.S. Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. He died on August 5, 2011, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Jinsu Lee, 34, of Chatsworth, California, was killed in action on August 5, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony Del Mar Peterson, 24, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, died on August 4, 2011, in the Zurmat district of Paktika province, Afghanistan.

Captain Waid Charles Ramsey, 41, of Red Bay, Alabama, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier serving with the 20th Special Forces Group. He died on August 4, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Orgun-E, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Private First Class Cody Glen Baker, 19, of Holton, Kansas, died in a hostile incident in Mayde Shardistrict, Afghanistan, on August 3, 2011.

U.S. Army Private First Class Gil Isai Moralesdelvalle, 21, of Jacksonville, Florida, was killed in action on August 3, 2011, in the Maidan Shahr District of Afghanistan's Wardak province.

U.S. Army Sergeant Barun Rai, 24, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was killed in action on August 3, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province.

Staff Sergeant Kirk Avery Owen, 37, of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, was killed on August 2, 2011, in Lajah D., Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Leon Horace Lucas Jr., 32, of Wilson, North Carolina, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2011.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Ryan Dolphin, 29, of Moscow, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on July 31, 2011, in Herat, Afghanistan.

In HERAT, AFGHANISTAN on July 31, 2011, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Wrinkle, Christopher Matthew of DALLASTOWN, PA, 29, serving with 2D MARINE SPECIAL OPERATIONS BATTALION, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC.

Sgt. Dennis Edward Kancler, 26, of Brecksville, Ohio, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on July 31, 2011, in Herat, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Sergeant William Benjamin Grosspaniagua, 28, of Daly City, California, died on July 31, 2011, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.