Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Captain James Dominic Nehl, 37, of Gardiner, Oregon, was a U.S. Army officer serving with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment. He died in a hostile incident in Gelan, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brandon Lucas Buttry, 19, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, was killed in action on November 5, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

444TH EN CO., 178TH EN BN, ARMY ? SSG Venne, Dain Taylor (PORT HENRY, NY), age 29, ? died in PAKTIYA, AFGHANISTAN on November 3, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Paul Jayne, 22, of Corning, New York, died on November 3, 2012, in Paktia, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

U.S. Army Sergeant Brett Edward Gornewicz, 27, of Alden, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on November 3, 2012.

Petty Officer Second Class Matthew Geoffrey Kantor, 22, of Gillette, New Jersey, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to SEAL Team Four. He was killed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on November 1, 2012.

Corporal Alex Frank Domion, 21, of Richfield Springs, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 31, 2012.

SGT Ruiz, Clinton Keith, 22, a native of MURRIETA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, CO A, 9TH MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT BATTALION (AIRBORNE), 8TH MISG (AIRBORNE), FORT BRAGG NC, during Operation Enduring Freedom on October 25, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Kashif Mohammed Memon, 31, of Houston, Texas, was a U.S. Army Civil Affairs soldier. He died on October 25, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Stephen Duskin, 42, of Orange Park, Florida, was a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier. He died in Chak District, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2012.

At 20, PFC Wilson, Shane Gregory of KUNA, ID was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 3RD BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BCT, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in KHOWST, AFGHANISTAN on October 18, 2012.

At 29, SFC Savard, Ryan James of SIERRA VISTA, AZ was serving with the ARMY, HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND, FORT BRAGG, NC, when he died in KONDUZ PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on October 13, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Robert John Billings, 30, of Clarksville, Virginia, died on October 13, 2012, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Brittany Bria Gordon, 24, of St. Petersburg, Florida, died on October 13, 2012, in Qalat, Afghanistan, while serving with the 572nd Military Intelligence Company during Operation Enduring Freedom.

In MANAMA, BAHRAIN on October 12, 2012, the NAVY lost CDR Tiu, Joel Del Mundo of MANILA,, 48, serving with COMLOGFORNAVCENT/CTF-53.

Sgt. Thomas Raymond Macpherson, 26, of Long Beach, California, was a U.S. Army Ranger killed in action on October 12, 2012, in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

On October 6, 2012, the ARMY lost WO1 Schiro, Joseph Lee of ORLANDO, FL in GARDEZ, AFGHANISTAN. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Justin Cameron Marquez, 25, of Aberdeen, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident in Gardez, Afghanistan, on October 6, 2012.