Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Private First Class Jeremiah James Monroe, 31, of Niskayuna, New York, was killed in action on September 17, 2009, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Joshua M. Mills, 24, of El Paso, Texas, was killed in action on September 16, 2009, in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan, while serving with the 7th Special Forces Group.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Bradley Scott Bohle, 29, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, was killed in action on September 16, 2009, in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Robert David Gordon II, 22, of Riverfalls, Alabama, died on September 16, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in combat in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Shawn Patrick McCloskey, 33, of Peachtree City, Georgia, was killed in Ghur Ghuri, Afghanistan, on September 16, 2009.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 57TH EXPEDITIONARY SIGNAL BN, 11TH SIGNAL BDE, FORT HOOD, TX, SGT Void, Demetrius Lamar of ORANGEBURG, SC, 20, died in KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN on September 15, 2009.

1LT Wright, David Timothy Ii, 26, a native of MOORE, OK, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 1ST INFANTRY, 5TH SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on September 14, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Andrew Harron McConnell, 24, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, died on September 14, 2009, from hostile action at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Tyler Austin Juden, 23, of Winfield, Kansas, was killed in a hostile incident in Turan, Farah Province, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Nekl Bruce Allen, 29, of Rochester, New York, died on September 12, 2009, in the Shah District of Afghanistan's Kunar Province.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D BATTALION, 10TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CARSON, CO, SFC Thornsbury, Duane Anthony of BRIDGEPORT, WV, 30, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 12, 2009.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Bryan David Berky, 25, of Melrose, Florida, was killed in a hostile incident near Balah Baluq, Afghanistan, on September 12, 2009.

U.S. Army Corporal Daniel Lee Cox, 26, of Parsons, Kansas, was killed in action on September 12, 2009, in the Meydan Shahr District of Afghanistan.

Technical Sergeant James Robert Hornbarger, 33, of Castle Rock, Washington, was a U.S. Air Force aircraft maintainer. He died on September 12, 2009, in Droushia, Cyprus, while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Private First Class Matthew M. Martinek, 20, of DeKalb, Illinois, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He died on September 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from wounds sustained in combat in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Tyler Edward Parten, 24, of Marianna, Arkansas, was killed in a hostile incident in the Ghehazi District of Afghanistan on September 10, 2009.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Scott Fowlkes, 20, of Gaffney, South Carolina, died on September 10, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. He was a U.S. Marine assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Exped

Petty Officer Third Class James Ray Layton, 22, of Riverbank, California, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving as an Embedded Training Team member. He was killed in a hostile incident in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2009.