Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Sgt. Zainah Caye Creamer, 28, of Texarkana, Texas, was a U.S. Army soldier with the 212th Military Police Detachment. She died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on January 12, 2011, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Ethan Carroll Hardin, 25, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was killed in a hostile incident on January 7, 2011, in Charkh, Logar Province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Private First Class Ira Benjamin Laningham IV, 22, of Zapata, Texas, died on January 7, 2011, in the Charkh District of Afghanistan's Logar province.

U.S. Army Private First Class Robert James Near, 21, of Nampa, Idaho, was killed in action on January 7, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Joseph Ryan Giese, 24, of Winder, Georgia, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 7, 2011.

SFC Robert Wayne Pharris, 48, of Seymour, Missouri, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier killed in Khugyani, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on January 5, 2011.

Staff Sergeant Eric Marcel Nettleton, 26, of Wichita, Kansas, was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. He died on January 5, 2011, from hostile action at Forward Operating Base Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Christian Joseph Romig, 24, of Kenner, Louisiana, died on January 5, 2011, in Khugyani District, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campb

CPL Tate, Jacob Allen, age 21, of COLUMBUS, OH ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 9TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on January 2, 2011 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sgt. Jose Miguel Cintron Rosado, 38, of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, was a U.S. Army engineer killed in Taji, Iraq, on January 2, 2011.

Sergeant Jose Alberto Delgado Arroyo, 41, of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier killed in Taji, Iraq, on January 2, 2011.

Lance Corporal Maung Phyothu Htaik, 20, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan's Helmand province on January 1, 2011.

U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Joe Beckerman, 25, of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, died on December 31, 2010, in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan.

Corporal Tevan Lee Nguyen, 21, of Hutto, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 28, 2010.

Sgt. Garrett Anderson Misener, 25, of Cordova, Tennessee, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 27, 2010.

Lance Cpl. Kenneth A. Corzine, 23, of Bethalto, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. He died on December 24, 2010, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Major Joseph Alexander, 55, of Lafayette, Louisiana, died on December 23, 2010, in his hometown after returning from service in Iraq.

Corporal William Harry Crouse IV, 22, of Woodruff, South Carolina, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2010.