Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

SGT Banks, Derek Ramond, 24, a native of NEWPORT NEWS, VA, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 237TH ENGINEER BATTALION, WEST POINT, VA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 23, SGT Kruse, Christopher Ryan of EMPORIA, KS was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on November 13, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Stuart Forrest Liles, 26, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was killed in action on November 13, 2007, in Bagram, Afghanistan, while serving with the 122nd Brigade Support Battalion.

CPL Schmidt, Peter William, 30, a native of EUREKA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 23D INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 13, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

From LAKE, MI, PFC Mason, Casey Parnell served with the ARMY, 552D MP COMPANY, 728TH MP BATTALION, 8TH MP BRIGADE, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on November 13, 2007 in MOSUL, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Sietsema, Ashley, 20, a native of MELROSE PARK, IL, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 708TH MEDICAL COMPANY (GA), 108TH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MEDICAL BATTALION, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 12, 2007.

U.S. Army Sergeant Adrian Edward Hike, 26, of Callender, Iowa, was killed in action on November 12, 2007, in Bermel, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Captain David Albin Boris, 30, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was killed in hostile action in Bermel, Afghanistan, on November 12, 2007.

From ELMHURST, IL, SGT Vanek, Joseph Michael served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 325TH INFANTRY, 2D BRIGADE, FORT BRAGG, NC, and died on November 12, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Patrick Francis Kutschbach, 25, of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, died on November 10, 2007, in Bagram, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Specialist Joseph Michael Lancour, 21, of Swartz Creek, Michigan, was killed in action on November 10, 2007, in Aranus, Afghanistan.

Corporal Lester Gomez Roque, 23, of Torrance, California, served with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. He was killed in action on November 10, 2007, in Aranus, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jeffery Scott Mersman, 23, of Parker, Kansas, was killed in action on November 9, 2007, in Aranus, Afghanistan.

In BALAD, IRAQ on November 9, 2007, the ARMY lost SPC Franklin, Jermaine Donnell of ARLINGTON, TX, 22, serving with TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 32D CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY. Cause: HOSTILE.

Corporal Sean Kanae-aldrique Langevin, 23, of Walnut Creek, California, was a U.S. Army infantryman. He was killed in action on November 9, 2007, in Aranus, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Captain Matthew Charles Ferrara, 24, of Torrance, California, was killed in a complex enemy ambush near Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007.

Sgt. Phillip Allen Bocks, 28, of Troy, Michigan, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident in Aranus, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2007.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 5TH BATTALION, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, CPT Tiffner, Benjamin David of PIGEON, WV, 31, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on November 7, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.