Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jordan Logan Bear, 25, of Denver, Colorado, died on March 1, 2012, in Zharay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Corporal Conner Thomas Lowry, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on March 1, 2012, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel John Darin Loftis, 44, of Paducah, Kentucky, was killed in a hostile attack on February 25, 2012, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Major Robert Joseph Marchanti II, 48, of Baltimore, Maryland, was a U.S. Army National Guard officer. He died in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Timothy John Conrad Jr., 22, of Roanoke, Virginia, was killed in a hostile incident at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Alan Born, 25, of Niceville, Florida, died on February 23, 2012, from hostile action at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.

On February 22, 2012, the ARMY lost SSG Altaie, Ahmed Kousay of ANN ARBOR, MI in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 46. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Allen Robert Mckenna Jr., 28, of Noble, Oklahoma, served with the U.S. Army's 204th Brigade Support Battalion. He was killed in action in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012.

U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan Preston Hall, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was killed near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on February 18, 2012. He was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

On February 18, 2012, the AIR FORCE lost SRA Scholten, Julian Seiji of UPPER MARLBORO, MD in NEAR CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI. He was 26.

On February 18, 2012, the AIR FORCE lost CAPT Whitlock, Nicholas Schade of NEWNAN, GA in NEAR CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI. He was 29.

34TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON, HURLBURT FIELD, FL, AIR FORCE ? 1STLT Wilkens, Justin James (BEND, OR), age 26, ? died in CAMP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI on February 18, 2012.

On February 17, 2012, the NAVY lost PO1 Pough, Paris Shawn of COLUMBUS, GA in JEBEL ALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. He was 40.

From RUSSELLVILLE, AR, SSG Reed, Jerry Don Ii served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2ND BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 172 IBCT(SEPARATE), GRAFENWOEHR, GE, and died on February 16, 2012 in FOB SHARANA, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30.

SSGT Canon, Oscar Eduardo, age 29, of DUMONT, NJ ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WOUNDED WARRIOR BN WEST, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on February 15, 2012 in OCEANSIDE, UNITED STATES. Cause: HOSTILE.

Petty Officer Third Class Kyler Lavon Estrada, 21, of Queen Creek, Arizona, was a U.S. Navy sailor killed in action in Djibouti, Djibouti, on February 14, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Cesar Cortez, 24, of Oceanside, California, died on February 11, 2012, in Sitra, Bahrain, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

From NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ, LCPL Montes De Oca, Osbrany served with the MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 6TH MAR, (RCT-5, II MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, and died on February 10, 2012 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.