Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Airman First Class Christoffer Paige Johnson, 20, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was a member of the U.S. Air Force's 423rd Security Forces Squadron. He died on February 17, 2011, at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Airman First Class Corey Charles Owens, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, was a member of the 47th Security Forces Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base. He was killed in action on February 17, 2011, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.

U.S. Army Sergeant Lashawn Donell Evans, 24, of Columbia, South Carolina, was killed in action on February 15, 2011, in Taji, Iraq.

Corporal Nathan Brock Carse, 32, of Harrod, Ohio, was a U.S. Army combat engineer with the 595th Sapper Company. He was killed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on February 8, 2011.

U.S. Army Sergeant Patrick Ryan Carroll, 25, of Norwalk, Ohio, died on February 7, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

From JAMESTOWN, NY, LCPL Swanson, Aaron Michael served with the MARINE CORPS, 3D BN 25TH MAR,(RCT-1, I MEF FWD),4TH MAR DIV, BUFFALO, NY, and died on February 7, 2011 in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL Pyeatt, Lucas Todd, 24, a native of WEST CHESTER, OH, died serving in the Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, 2D RADIO BN, II MHG (I MHG, I MEF FWD) CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, during Operation Enduring Freedom on February 5, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Anthony Gartner, 23, of Dumont, New Jersey, was killed in action on February 1, 2011, in Bagram, Afghanistan, while serving with the 201st Military Intelligence Battalion.

On January 31, 2011, the ARMY lost SPC Soltero, Omar of SAN ANTONIO, TX in WARDAK PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN. He was 28. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Ross Campbell, 22, of Bennett, Colorado, was killed in a hostile incident on January 29, 2011, northeast of Forward Operating Base Budwan, Afghanistan.

Active Duty, ARMY, 546TH TRANSPORTATION CO, 330TH TRANS BN, 82D SUSTAINMENT BDE, FORT BRAGG, NC, SPC Muhr, Shawn Andrew of COON RAPIDS, IA, 26, died in 10 KM NE OF BUDWAN, AFGHANISTAN on January 29, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

In CAMP MONTROND, AFGHANISTAN on January 28, 2011, the ARMY lost SFC Venetz, Anthony Jr of MANASSAS PARK, VA, 30, serving with COMPANY A, 2ND BATTALION, 7TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), FORT BRAGG, NC.

At 36, TSGT Williams, Leslie Dominic of JUNEAU, AK was serving with the AIR FORCE, 4TH MAINTENANCE GROUP, SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, NC, when he died in BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN on January 25, 2011.

Sgt. Jason Gil Amores, 29, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2011.

Active Duty, ARMY, 109TH TC, 17TH CSSB, 3D MANEUVER ENHANCEMENT BDE, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, PFC Sinkler, Amy Renee of CHADBOURN, NC, 23, died in MAZAR-E-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN on January 20, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Petty Officer Second Class Dominique Dionne Cruz, 26, of Panama City, Florida, was a U.S. Navy sailor killed in action in Iraq on January 19, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Joshua Trevyn Lancaster, 22, of Millbrook, Alabama, was killed in a hostile incident at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2011.

Major Michael Sayle Evarts, 41, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was a U.S. Army medical officer. He was killed in action on January 17, 2011, in Tikrit, Iraq.