Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Sgt. Michael James Guillory, 28, of Pearl River, Louisiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on December 14, 2012, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Kevin Ernest Lipari, 39, of Baldwin, New York, was killed in action on December 14, 2012, in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan.

SFC Trent, Nelson David, age 37, of AUSTIN, TX ? National Guard, ARMY, HHC, 56TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT WORTH, TX, ? died on December 13, 2012 in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

SSG Reid, Nicholas John, 26, a native of ROCHESTER, NY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, 53RD ORDNANCE COMPANY (EOD), 3RD ORDNANCE BN (EOD), 71ST ORDNANCE GROUP (EOD), JB LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 13, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 10, 2012, the ARMY lost SSG Williams, Wesley Ross of NEW CARLISLE, OH in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN. He was 25. Cause: HOSTILE.

Nicolas David Checque, a 28-year-old U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer from Irwin, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on December 8, 2012, during a mission in Afghanistan.

Sgt. 1st Class Darren Michael Linde, 41, of Sidney, Montana, was a U.S. Army engineer killed in a hostile incident in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Tyler John Orgaard, 20, of Bismarck, North Dakota, died in a hostile incident in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, on December 3, 2012.

Lance Cpl. Anthony Joseph Denier, 26, of Mechanicville, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 2, 2012.

Corporal Christopher Michael Monahan Jr., 25, of Island Heights, New Jersey, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 26, 2012.

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Richard Ebbert, a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to SEAL Team Four, was killed in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, on November 24, 2012. He was 32 years old.

Lance Corporal Dale Wayne Means, 23, of Jordan, Minnesota, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 18, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Channing Bo Hicks, 24, of Greer, South Carolina, was killed in hostile action on November 16, 2012, in Zerok, Afghanistan.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH IBCT, FORT RILEY, KS, SGT Richardson, Joseph Alvin of BOONEVILLE, AR, 23, died in ZEROK, AFGHANISTAN on November 16, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Rayvon Battle Jr., 25, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, was a U.S. Army combat engineer killed in action in Panjwai, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2012.

SSG Stiltz, Matthew Henrick, 26, a native of SPOKANE, WA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 IBCT, FORT RILEY, KS, during Operation Enduring Freedom on November 12, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26, of Glendora, California, was a U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal specialist. He was killed by an IED on November 10, 2012, in Sperwan Gar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Lewis Carlson, 21, of Running Springs, California, was killed in action on November 9, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.