Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

PFC Javier, Conrado Diaz Jr, 19, of Marina, California, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in Lwan Sohbat, Afghanistan, on December 19, 2010.

Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 1ST CEB, (I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, CPL Torbert, Eric Michael Jr of LANCASTER, PA, 25, died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 18, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Jose Luis Maldonado, 21, of Mathis, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 17, 2010.

Corporal Sean Andrew Osterman, 21, of Princeton, Minnesota, was a U.S. Marine assigned to 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. He died on December 16, 2010, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in combat in Afghani

Gunnery Sergeant Justin Edward Schmalstieg, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine assigned to 1st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December

U.S. Army Specialist Sean Russell Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Virginia, died on December 15, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Jose Alonzo Hernandez, 19, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant Willie Atlas Mclawhorn Jr., 23, of Conway, North Carolina, was killed in action on December 12, 2010, in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan.

Corporal Derek Todd Simonetta, 21, of Redwood City, California, served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

U.S. Army Sergeant Sean Martin Collins, 25, of Yelm, Washington, was killed in action on December 12, 2010, in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan.

CPL Villacis, Jorge Emmanuel, 24, a native of SUNRISE, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 502D INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 12, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Corporal Kenneth Edward Necochea Jr., 21, of San Diego, California, was a U.S. Army infantryman killed in hostile action on December 12, 2010, in Howz-e Madad, Afghanistan.

Patrick David Deans was a 22-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Orlando, Florida. He was killed in a hostile incident in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2010.

Ethan Louis Goncalo was a 21-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2010.

Staff Sergeant Stacy Andru Green, 34, of Alexander City, Alabama, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 10, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Anthony Ayube II, 25, of Salem, Massachusetts, died on December 8, 2010, in Chehel Gazi, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Private First Class David Dustin Finch, 24, of Bath Springs, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He died in Al Kut, Iraq, on December 8, 2010, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Specialist Kelly Joseph Mixon, 23, of Yulee, Florida, died on December 8, 2010, in Chehel Gazi, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.