Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

On July 18, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost SGT Wrightsman, Joe Lee of JONESBORO, LA in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 23.

U.S. Army Sergeant Justin Bradley Allen, 23, of Coal Grove, Ohio, was killed in action on July 18, 2010, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Active Duty, ARMY, HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 75TH RGR RGT (AIRBORNE), FORT BENNING, GA, SGT Santiago, Anibal Jr of BELVIDERE, IL, 37, died in BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN on July 18, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Gunnery Sergeant Christopher Lucas Eastman, 28, of Moose Pass, Alaska, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2010.

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Robert N. Bennedsen, 25, of Vashon, Washington, was killed in Qalat, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2010.

SSG Weikert, Matthew Ward, age 29, of JACKSONVILLE, IL ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 187TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, ? died on July 17, 2010 in FOB ORGUN-E, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 21, CPL Santos, Dave Michael Maliksi of ROTA, MP was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 2D BN 6TH MAR, (RCT-7, I MEF FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on July 16, 2010.

In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on July 16, 2010, the ARMY lost SGT Tilton, Jesse Richard of DECATUR, IL, 23, serving with HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Justus Steven Joe Bartelt, 27, of Polo, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class John Haskell Jarrell, 32, of Brunson, South Carolina, was killed in hostile action on July 15, 2010, in Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan.

From SOUR LAKE, TX, SSG Winters, Leston Michael served with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 502ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, and died on July 15, 2010 in ZHARI DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. He was 30. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brandon Michael King, 23, of Tallahassee, Florida, died on July 14, 2010, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Sergeant Zachary Michael Fisher, 24, of Ballwin, Missouri, died on July 14, 2010, in Lagman, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

From OREFIELD, PA, SPC Reed, Jesse David served with the ARMY, 618TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 27TH ENGINEER BATTALION (COMBAT AIRBORNE), 20TH ENGINEER, and died on July 14, 2010 in LAGMAN, AFGHANISTAN. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Stanley, Chase Brennen, age 21, of NAPA, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, 618TH ENG CO, 27TH ENG BN (COMBAT AIRBORNE), 20TH ENG BDE (COMBAT), FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on July 14, 2010 in LAGMAN, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Matthew James Johnson, 21, of Maplewood, Minnesota, died on July 14, 2010, in Lagman, Afghanistan, while serving with the 618th Engineer Company.

On July 13, 2010, the ARMY lost SSG Tate, Sheldon Leon of HINESVILLE, GA in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, SPC Moon, Christopher James of TUCSON, AZ, 20, died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on July 13, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.