Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Technical Sergeant Joseph Gerard Lemm, 45, of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Security Forces Squadron, was killed in a suicide bombing in Bajawri Village, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2015.

Staff Sgt. Chester Jamicheal Mcbride, 30, of Statesboro, Georgia, was a U.S. Air Force investigator killed in a hostile incident in Bajawri Village, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2015.

Staff Sergeant Peter Wagner Taub, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He was killed in a hostile incident in Bajawri Village, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2015.

Major Adrianna Maria Vorderbruggen, 36, of the U.S. Air Force's 9th Field Investigations Squadron, was killed in a suicide bombing in Bajawri Village, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2015.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Louis Michael Bonacasa, 31, of Coram, New York, was killed on December 21, 2015, in a suicide bombing near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Michael Anthony Cinco, 28, of Mercedes, Texas, was an active-duty U.S. Air Force investigator killed in a suicide bombing in Bajawri village, Afghanistan, on December 21, 2015.

Gumaro Pérez Aguilando was a freelance journalist in Mexico. He was shot and killed on December 19, 2015, in Veracruz, Mexico.

U.S. Army Private Christopher Jonathon Castaneda, 19, of Fripp Island, South Carolina, was killed in action on November 19, 2015, at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.

Master Sergeant Joshua Lloyd Wheeler, 39, of Roland, Oklahoma, was a U.S. Army soldier serving with U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He was killed during a hostage rescue mission in Hawijah, Iraq, on October 22, 2015.

U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Gregory Thomas Kuhse, 38, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2015.

Major Phyllis Joy Pelky, 45, was a United States Air Force officer assigned to the Air Force Academy. She died in a non-combat vehicle incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on October 11, 2015.

Senior Airman Quinn Lamar Johnsonharris, 21, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a U.S. Air Force airman assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron. He was killed in action on October 2, 2015, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Captain Jordan Bradford Pierson, 28, was a C-130J pilot from Mount Pleasant, Texas. He was killed in action on October 2, 2015, during a Taliban assault on Jalalabad Airfield in Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Kcey Elena Ruiz, 21, of McDonough, Georgia, was a U.S. Air Force security forces airman. She was killed in action on October 2, 2015, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Nathan Cole Sartain, 29, of Pensacola, Florida, was a U.S. Air Force Security Forces airman assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron. He was killed in action on October 2, 2015, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan David Hammond, 26, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was killed in action in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on October 2, 2015.

Philip Frazier Manes, 21, was a Seaman in the U.S. Navy assigned to the USS Gladiator (MCM 11). He died in Manama, Bahrain, on September 27, 2015.