Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

First Sergeant John David Blair, 38, of Calhoun, Georgia, served with the Georgia Army National Guard. He was killed in a hostile incident in Mado Zayi, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2009.

SPC Keesling, Chancellor Arsenio, 25, a native of INDIANAPOLIS, IN, died serving in the Reserve, ARMY, 961ST ENGINEER COMPANY, 844TH ENGINEER BATTALION, 555TH ENGINEER BRIGADE, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 19, 2009.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Allen Melton, 26, of Carlyle, Illinois, was a soldier with the Illinois Army National Guard. He was killed in action in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 19, 2009.

From EAST PEORIA, IL, SSG Smith, Paul Gene served with the ARMY, TROOP C, 2ND SQUADRON, 106TH CAVALRY, AURORA, IL, and died on June 19, 2009 in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 43. Cause: HOSTILE.

Kevin Allan Dupont, 52, was a Master Sergeant in the Massachusetts Army National Guard. He died in San Antonio, Texas, on June 17, 2009, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident in Afghanistan.

CPT Sims, Kafele H, 32, a native of LOS ANGELES, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 18TH ENGINEER BRIGADE, TOMPKINS BARRACKS, GERMANY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on June 16, 2009.

SGT Soto, Joshua Warren, age 25, of SAN ANGELO, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 2ND SQUADRON, 12TH CALVARY, FORT BLISS, TX, ? died on June 16, 2009 in COB ADDER, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC O'neill, Jonathan Charles, 22, a native of ZEPHYRHILLS, FL, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 549TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 385TH MP BN, 16TH MP BDE, FORT STEWART, GA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on June 15, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, 797TH ORDNANCE COMPANY, 79TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, FORT HOOD, TX, SSG Lo, Edmond Lam of SALEM, NH, 23, died in SAMARRA CITY, IRAQ on June 13, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

From FRANKLIN, MO, CWO2 Richardson, Ricky Linn Jr served with the MARINE CORPS, 9TH ENGRSPT BN (-), (SPMAGTF - AFGHANISTAN), 3D MLG, OKINAWA, JAPAN, and died on June 10, 2009 in DELARAM, AFGHANISTAN. He was 33. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Silva, Eduardo Sosa, age 25, of GREENFIELD, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, TF THUNDER 563D ASB, ? died on June 9, 2009 in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN.

2D BN, 3D MAR, (GCE, SPMAGTF - AFGHANISTAN), 3D MAR DIV, KANEOHE BAY, HI, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Whittle, Joshua Ray (DOWNEY, CA), age 20, ? died in NOW ZAD, AFGHANISTAN on June 6, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

On June 5, 2009, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Ulmer, Robert Douglas of LANDISVILLE, PA in AL TAQADDUM, IRAQ. He was 22.

Sgt. Jeffrey William Jordan, 21, of Rome, Georgia, served with the Georgia Army National Guard. He died on June 4, 2009, in Kakar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Major Rocco Martin Barnes, 51, of Los Angeles, California, was a California Army National Guard officer killed in action in Bagram, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2009.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class John Curtis Beale, 39, of Riverdale, Georgia, died on June 4, 2009, in Kakar, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

In KIRKUK, IRAQ on June 4, 2009, the ARMY lost SGT Kurth, Christopher Milton of ALAMOGORDO, NM, 23, serving with COMPANY G, 3D BATTALION, 82D FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, 55TH ENGINEER CO, 5TH ENGINEER BN, 555TH ENGINEER BDE, FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO, SPC Parrish, Charles Dustin of JASPER, AL, 23, died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 4, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.