Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Patrick David Deans was a 22-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Orlando, Florida. He was killed in a hostile incident in Howz e Madad, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2010.

Ethan Louis Goncalo was a 21-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from Fall River, Massachusetts. He was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on December 11, 2010.

Staff Sergeant Stacy Andru Green, 34, of Alexander City, Alabama, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 10, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Anthony Ayube II, 25, of Salem, Massachusetts, died on December 8, 2010, in Chehel Gazi, Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Private First Class David Dustin Finch, 24, of Bath Springs, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army cavalry scout. He died in Al Kut, Iraq, on December 8, 2010, from hostile action.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 3RD SQUADRON, 2ND STRYKER CAVALRY REGIMENT, VILSECK, GERMANY, SPC Mixon, Kelly Joseph of YULEE, FL, 23, died in CHEHEL GAZI, AFGHANISTAN on December 8, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Michael Erick Geary, 20, of Derry, New Hampshire, was a U.S. Marine killed by small-arms fire in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 8, 2010.

In BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on December 7, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Peto, Jason Darren of VANCOUVER, WA, 31, serving with 3D BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 6, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost PFC Rusk, Colton Wesley of ORANGE GROVE, TX in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

3D BN 5TH MAR, (RCT-2, I MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Wyatt, Derek Allen (AKRON, OH), age 25, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 6, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Nicholas Jose Aleman, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve member who died in Gardez, Afghanistan, on December 5, 2010.

From ODESSA, TX, SSG Reeves, Jason Allen served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2D MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, 66TH MI BRIGADE, HOHENFELS, GERMANY, and died on December 5, 2010 in GARDEZ, AFGHANISTAN. He was 32. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Vincent Wayne Ashlock, 45, of Santa Cruz, California, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier. He was killed in action on December 4, 2010, in Salerno, Afghanistan.

LCPL Scott, Lucas Christopher, 20, a native of PEEBLES, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 6TH MAR, (RCT-1, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 3, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

SFC Thode, James Earl, 45, a native of KIRTLAND, NM, died serving in the National Guard, ARMY, 118TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 1457TH ENGINEER BATTALION, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 2, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Matthew Thomas Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 2, 2010.

2D BN, 1ST MAR., (RCT-1, I MEF FWD),1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? CPL Wade, Chad Stafford (BENTONVILLE, AR), age 22, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on December 1, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA, 1LT Milley, Scott Francis of SUDBURY, MA, 23, died in BARAKI BARAK D., KONAR P. on November 30, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.