Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Lance Cpl. Michael Erick Geary, 20, of Derry, New Hampshire, was a U.S. Marine killed by small-arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 8, 2010.

Sgt. Jason Darren Peto, 31, of Vancouver, Washington, was a U.S. Marine serving with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. He died on December 7, 2010, in Bethesda, Maryland, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

U.S. Marine Private First Class Colton Wesley Rusk, 20, of Orange Grove, Texas, was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 6, 2010.

3D BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Wyatt, Derek Allen (AKRON, OH), age 25, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 6, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Nicholas Jose Aleman, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve member who died in Gardez, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2010.

Staff Sergeant Jason Allen Reeves, 32, of Odessa, Texas, was a U.S. Army intelligence analyst. He died in a hostile incident in Gardez, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2010.

Staff Sergeant Vincent Wayne Ashlock, 45, of Santa Cruz, California, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier. He was killed in action on December 4, 2010, in Salerno, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Lucas Christopher Scott, 20, of Peebles, Ohio, was a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2010.

SFC Thode, James Earl, 45, a native of KIRTLAND, NM, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 118TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 1457TH ENGINEER BATTALION, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 2, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Matthew Thomas Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 2, 2010.

2D BN, 1ST MAR., (RCT-1, I MEF FWD),1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Wade, Chad Stafford (BENTONVILLE, AR), age 22, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 1, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Scott Francis Milley, 23, of Sudbury, Massachusetts, was killed in action on November 30, 2010, in Baraki Barak district, Konar province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Barry Edward Jarvis, 36, of Tell City, Indiana, was killed in a hostile incident on November 30, 2010, northeast of Combat Outpost Lonestar, Afghanistan.

Pfc. Buddy Wendall Mclain, 24, of Mexico, Maine, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He died on November 29, 2010, in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Matthew Wayne Ramsey, 20, of Quartz Hill, California, died on November 29, 2010, in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Afghanistan.

HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 61ST CAVALRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ARMY ? PFC Staggs, Austin Garrett (SENOIA, GA), age 19, ? died in 10 KM NE OF COP LONESTAR, AFGHANISTAN on November 29, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Jacob Alexander Gassen, 21, of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, died on November 29, 2010, in a hostile incident southeast of Combat Outpost Lonestar, Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Curtis Allen Oakes, 29, of Athens, Ohio, served with the U.S. Army's 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment. He was killed in a hostile incident in the Pachir Wa Agam District of Afghanistan on November 29, 2010.