Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Specialist Matthew David Huston, 24, of Athens, Georgia, was killed in hostile action on March 1, 2010, in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan.

At 21, SGT Owens, Vincent Lee Carson of FORT SMITH, AR was serving with the ARMY, TF RAKKASAN, F CO. 626 BSB, when he died in FOB SHARANA, AFGHANISTAN on March 1, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

From CORINTH, MS, SSG Ricketts, William Seth served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 508TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, and died on February 27, 2010 in BALA MURGAB, AFGHANISTAN. He was 27. Cause: HOSTILE.

CPL O'leary, Daniel Tod, age 23, of YOUNGSVILLE, NC ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY F, 307TH FSC, 2D BN, 504TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on February 23, 2010 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ.

National Guard, ARMY, HHB, 2D BATTALION, 146TH FIELD ARTILLERY, OLYMPIA, WA, SGT Spencer, William Clifton of TACOMA, WA, 40, died in HOMBURG, GERMANY on February 22, 2010.

PFC Salvacion, Jr, 27, a native of EWA BEACH, HI, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, TF MTN WARRIOR, D CO, 1-12 IN, 4IBCT, during Operation Enduring Freedom on February 21, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

In HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on February 21, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost LCPL Peak, Adam Daniel of FLORENCE, KY, 25, serving with WPNS CO, 2ND BN 2D MAR ( RCT-7, MEB-A), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

From SMYRNA, TN, CW2 Grinder, Billie Jean served with the ARMY, C CO, 1-230 CAV, 25 CAB (TASK ORG TO USD-N), and died on February 21, 2010 in COB Q-WEST, IRAQ. She was 25.

Lance Corporal Matthias Numon Hanson, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine from Buffalo, Kentucky, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010.

From KNOXVILLE, TN, CPT Alford, Marcus Ray Sr served with the ARMY, C CO, 1-230 CAV, 25 CAB (TASK ORG TO USD-N), and died on February 21, 2010 in COB Q-WEST, IRAQ. He was 28.

At 19, LCPL Ward, Eric Levi of REDMOND, WA was serving with the MARINE CORPS, WPNS CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, (RCT-7, MEB-A FWD) 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on February 21, 2010. Cause: HOSTILE.

Sgt. Marcos Antonio Gorra, 22, of North Bergen, New Jersey, was a U.S. Army soldier assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade. He died on February 21, 2010, at the Role III Hospital at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael David P. Cardenaz, 29, of Corona, California, was killed in action on February 20, 2010, in Chapa Dara, Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

Gunnery Sergeant Christopher William Eckard, 30, of Hickory, North Carolina, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 20, 2010.

Lance Corporal Joshua Harold Birchfield, 24, of Westville, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on February 19, 2010.

On February 19, 2010, the MARINE CORPS lost CPL Stultz, Gregory Scott of BRAZIL, IN in KARIZESAYDI, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

Kielin Terrell Dunn, a 19-year-old Lance Corporal from Chesapeake, Virginia, serving with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010.

Sgt. Jeremy Ryan McQueary, 27, of Columbus, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 18, 2010.