Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 36, MSG Naseman, Brian Keith of NEW BREMEN, OH was serving with the ARMY, 108TH FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, SUSSEX, WI, when he died in TAJI, IRAQ on May 22, 2009.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Brent Scott Cole, 38, of Reedsville, West Virginia, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot killed in action on May 22, 2009, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

1LT Barnard, Leevi Khole, age 28, of MOUNT AIRY, NC ? National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 252D COMBINED ARMS, FAYETTEVILLE, NC, ? died on May 21, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 21, 2009, the ARMY lost MAJ George, Jason Everett of TEHACHAPI, CA, 38, serving with HHC, 252D COMBINED ARMS BATTALION, FAYETTEVILLE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

On May 21, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Brooks, Paul Faris of JOPLIN, MO in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 34. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, AIR FORCE, PACIFIC AIR FORCES, HICKAM AFB, HI, 1STLT Schulte, Roslyn Littmann of USAF ACADEMY, CO, 25, died in NEAR KABUL, AFGHANISTAN on May 20, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

From BELLEVILLE, IL, SPC Schaefer, David Allen Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY, and died on May 16, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Carlie Mattison Lee III, 23, of Birmingham, Alabama, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Esau Ivan De La Pena-Hernandez, 25, of La Puente, California, died on May 15, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.

CPL Mcghee, Ryan Casey, 21, a native of FREDERICKSBURG, VA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, FORT BENNING, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 13, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Reserve, ARMY, 277TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 46TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 225TH ENG BDE, FORT BLISS, TX, SPC Barton, Jacob David of LENOX, MO, 20, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2009.

From PATERSON, NJ, SSG Bueno-galdos, Christian Enrique served with the ARMY, HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM, and died on May 11, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25.

Reserve, ARMY, 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY, DETACHMENT 16, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, MAJ Houseal, Matthew Philip of AMARILLO, TX, 54, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2009.

In WHITMORE TMC, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Yates, Michael Edward Jr of FEDERALSBURG, MD, 19, serving with HHC, 3RD BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM.

In CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the NAVY lost CDR Springle, Charles Keith Sr of CHARLESTON, NC, 52, serving with 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY.

From LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL, SGT Saczek, Lukasz Dariusz served with the ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 178TH INFANTRY, WOODSTOCK, IL, and died on May 10, 2009 in OP3 FINLEY-SHEILDS, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23.

Reserve, ARMY, 1ST BATTALION, 1 BCT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS, MAJ Hutchison, Steven of SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 60, died in BASRAH, IRAQ on May 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Albrak, Omar Mohammed Jr, 20, a native of CHICAGO, IL, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND CENTRAL, MACDILL AFB, FL, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 9, 2009.