Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Private First Class John Corey Johnson, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona, was a U.S. Army infantryman killed in hostile action in Diwar, Afghanistan, on May 27, 2011.

First Lieutenant John Marshall Runkle Jr., 27, of West Salem, Ohio, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment. He died in a hostile incident in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2011.

At 28, CW2 Thibodeau, Christopher Roy of CHESTERLAND, OH was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 4TH AVIATION REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in NAKA BOWL, AFGHANISTAN on May 26, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Adam James Patton, 21, of Port Orchard, Washington, was killed in a hostile incident in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2011.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Joseph John Hamski, 28, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was killed in a hostile incident in Shorabak, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2011.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Edward David Mills Jr., 29, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, died on May 26, 2011, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, from hostile action during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. Louie A. Ramosvelazquez, 39, of Camuy, Puerto Rico, was a U.S. Army Pathfinder serving with the 101st Aviation Regiment. He was killed in a hostile incident in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2011.

Technical Sergeant Kristoffer Michael Solesbee, 32, of Citrus Heights, California, was a member of the U.S. Air Force's 775th Civil Engineer Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. He died in a hostile incident in Shorabak, Afghanistan, on May

Sgt. Thomas Andrew Bohall, 25, of Wichita, Kansas, was a U.S. Army Pathfinder with the 101st Aviation Regiment. He was killed in a hostile incident on May 26, 2011, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan.

Staff Sergeant Ergin Vedat Osman, 35, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, served with the U.S. Army's 101st Aviation Regiment. He died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2011.

Private First Class Thomas Craig Allers, 23, of Plainwell, Michigan, was a U.S. Army infantryman killed in hostile action on May 23, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Private First Class Andrew Mark Krippner, 20, of Garland, Texas, was killed in action on May 23, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist William Seth Blevins, 21, of Sardinia, Ohio, died on May 23, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan, from hostile action during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Kristofferson Bernardo Lorenzo, 33, of Camarillo, California, was killed in action in Nari District, Afghanistan, on May 23, 2011. He served with the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, based at Schofi

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Clifford Earl Beattie, 37, of Medical Lake, Washington, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 22, 2011.

Private First Class Ramon Mora Jr., 19, of Ontario, California, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment. He was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 22, 2011.

U.S. Army Corporal Brandon Michael Kirton, 25, of Englewood, Colorado, was killed in a hostile incident in Bur-Mohammad, Afghanistan, on May 18, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Bradley Louis Melton, 29, of Rolla, Missouri, was killed in a hostile incident in Qalat, Afghanistan, on May 16, 2011.