Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

On October 2, 2009, the ARMY lost PFC Newton, Alan Howard Jr of ASHEBORO, NC in ROLE 3 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD (KAF), AFGHANISTAN. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

From MEMPHIS, TN, SPC Owens, Brandon Andre served with the ARMY, 118TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 503D BATTALION, 16TH BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC, and died on October 2, 2009 in FOB SHANK, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA, SGT Sanchez, Roberto Daniel of PATRICK AFB, FL, 24, died in ZHARAY DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN on October 1, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Russell Shane Hercules Jr., 22, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died on October 1, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy fire.

From DOWOGIAC, MI, SPC Andersen, Paul Eugene served with the ARMY, 855TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, SOUTH BEND, IN, and died on October 1, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 49. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Alex Iv French, 31, of Milledgeville, Georgia, was killed in a hostile incident on September 30, 2009, in KWHOST, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Ross Eugene Vogel III, 27, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on September 29, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Delta in Iraq.

On September 29, 2009, the ARMY lost SFC Shaw, Christopher Donnell of MARKHAM, IL in JOLO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES. He was 37. Cause: HOSTILE.

In JOLO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES on September 29, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Martin, Jack Mayfield Iii of BETHANY, OK, 26, serving with COMPANY C, 3D BATTALION, 1ST SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Corporal Jordan Lee Chrobot, 24, of Frederick, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Kevin James Graham, 27, of Benton, Kentucky, was killed in a hostile incident at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on September 26, 2009.

On September 24, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Smith, Edward Bernard of HOMESTEAD, FL in OMAR ZAI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.

From COLUMBUS, OH, SGT Reynolds, Titus Roderick served with the ARMY, B CO 4-23 IN, and died on September 24, 2009 in OMAR ZAI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23. Cause: HOSTILE.

In OMAR ZAI, AFGHANISTAN on September 24, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC White, Joseph Valere of BELLEVUE, WA, 21, serving with COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 5 SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA. Cause: HOSTILE.

E CO, 2D BN, 3D MAR, (RCT-3, 2D MEB-FWD), 3D MAR DIV, MCB KANEOHE BAY, HI, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Malone, John Joel (YONKERS, NY), age 24, ? died in DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN on September 24, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

PFC Meredith, William L, age 26, of VIRGINIA BEACH, VA ? Active Duty, ARMY, 569TH EN CO, 4TH EN BN, ? died on September 21, 2009 in KANDAHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Corey Joseph Kowall, 20, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was killed in action on September 20, 2009, in Viper Zabul, Afghanistan.

366TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MOUNTAIN HOME AFB, ID, AIR FORCE ? SRA Courtois, Matthew Ryan (LUCAS, TX), age 22, ? died in KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT on September 20, 2009.