Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 22, CPL Grass, Zachary Alan of BEACH CITY, OH was serving with the ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in RASHIDIYAH, IRAQ on June 16, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

First Lieutenant Frank B. Walkup IV, 23, of Woodbury, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army infantry officer serving in Kirkuk, Iraq. He died there on June 16, 2007, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Roy Persimmon Lewsader Jr., 36, of Clinton, Indiana, was killed in hostile action on June 16, 2007, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.

At 24, SGT Soto, Danny Richard of HOUSTON, TX was serving with the ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH FIELD ARTILLERY, FORT LEWIS, WA, when he died in RASHIDIYAH, IRAQ on June 16, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, 4 BCT, FORT RILEY, KS, SPC Pittman, Michael Patrick of DAVENPORT, IA, 34, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 15, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Master Sergeant Arthur Leroy Lilley, a 35-year-old U.S. Army Special Forces soldier from Smithfield, Pennsylvania, was killed in hostile action on June 15, 2007, in Shkin, Afghanistan.

In NEAR BALAD AB, IRAQ on June 15, 2007, the AIR FORCE lost LTCOL Sonnenberg, Kevin Henry of MCCLURE, OH, 42, serving with 112TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, OH.

From GOLD RIVER, CA, SGT Roberts, Derek Tillman served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on June 14, 2007 in KIRKUK, IRAQ. He was 24. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP C, 6TH SQUADRON, 9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, SPC Hollopeter, Josiah Wayne of SAN DIEGO, CA, 27, died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 24, SSG Bechert, Michael Allen of NEW CASTLE, IN was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 18TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, CONN BARRACKS, GERMANY, when he died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on June 14, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

In KIRKUK, IRAQ on June 14, 2007, the ARMY lost CPL El Azzouzi, Farid of PATERSON, NJ, 26, serving with COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Borm, Val John, age 21, of SIDNEY, NE ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ? died on June 14, 2007 in KIRKUK, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

On June 14, 2007, the ARMY lost SGT Parker, Richard Kevin of PHILLIPS, ME in SCANIA, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Brisky, Dustin Ryan, age 26, of ROUND ROCK, TX ? Reserve, ARMY, 952D ENGINEER COMPANY, 980TH ENGINEER BN,420TH ENGINEER BDE, PARIS, TEXAS, ? died on June 14, 2007 in TALLIL, IRAQ.

From HOQUIAM, WA, PFC Carriker, Casey Samuel served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2D BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, and died on June 13, 2007 in FOB WARRIOR, IRAQ. He was 20.

TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY, FORT RILEY, KS, ARMY ? PFC Johnson, William Christopher (OXFORD, NC), age 22, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on June 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

571ST MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 97TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, FORT LEWIS, WA, ARMY ? CPL Legrand, Damon Glenn (LAKESIDE, CA), age 27, ? died in BAQUBAH, IRAQ on June 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 21, LCPL Strong, Johnny Ray of WACO, TX was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MAR DIV, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, when he died in KARMAH, IRAQ on June 12, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.