Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Petty Officer First Class Sean Patrick Carson, 32, of Des Moines, Washington, was a U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician. He was killed in a hostile incident in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Richard Allen Essex, 23, of Kelseyville, California, was killed in action on August 16, 2012, in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Suresh Niranjan Aba Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, California, was killed on August 16, 2012, in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army's 25th Combat Aviation Brigade.

Petty Officer First Class Patrick Delaney Feeks, a 28-year-old U.S. Navy SEAL from Edgewater, Maryland, was killed in a helicopter crash in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2012.

At 27, PO2 Warsen, David John of KENTWOOD, MI was serving with the NAVY, SEAL TEAM THREE, when he died in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN on August 16, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian Daniel Hornsby, 37, of Melbourne, Florida, was a U.S. Army helicopter pilot killed in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Michael Robert Demarsico II, 20, of North Adams, Massachusetts, was killed on August 16, 2012, in Panjwa'i, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Luis Antonio Oliver Galbreath, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was killed in a helicopter crash in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2012.

Andrew James Keller was a 22-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from Tigard, Oregon. He was killed in a hostile incident in Charkh, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2012.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Eric Scott Holman, 39, of Evans City, Pennsylvania, died on August 15, 2012, in Godali, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

Staff Sergeant Sky Russell Mote, 27, of El Dorado, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Corporal Richard Anthony Rivera Jr., 20, of Ventura, California, was a U.S. Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Captain Matthew Patrick Manoukian, 29, of Los Altos Hills, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Lance Corporal Gregory Thomas Buckley, 21, of Oceanside, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Gunnery Sergeant Ryan Jeschke, 31, of Herndon, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sergeant Scott Edward Dickinson, 29, of San Diego, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Command Sergeant Major Kevin James Griffin, 45, of Laramie, Wyoming, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in a hostile incident in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2012.

U.S. Army Major Thomas Elliott Kennedy, 35, of West Point, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2012.