Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant James Ronald Leep Jr., 44, of Richmond, Virginia, was killed in action on October 17, 2011, at Contingency Operating Site Kalsu, Iraq.

U.S. Army Specialist Michael Davis Elm, 25, of Phoenix, Arizona, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on October 14, 2011.

COMPANY D, 2ND BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? SFC Taylor, Houston Mark (HURST, TX), age 25, ? died in IVO COP SHAI, AFGHANISTAN on October 13, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 3RD SQUADRON, 71ST CAVALRY REGIMENT, 3 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, SPC Sancho, Jeremiah Thor of PALMBAY, FL, 23, died in LAM, KHAKREZ on October 13, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Corporal Scott Daniel Harper, 21, of Winston, Georgia, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on October 13, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

A1C Miller, Jerome David Jr, age 23, of WASHINGTON, DC ? Reserve, AIR FORCE, 459TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, ANDREWS AFB, MD, ? died on October 13, 2011 in BETHESDA, UNITED STATES.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Brian Cowdrey, 39, of Atwater, Ohio, was killed in action on October 13, 2011, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

At 33, CPO Tatham, Michael Rex of UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA was serving with the NAVY, SEAL TEAM SEVEN, when he died in BALI, INDONESIA on October 12, 2011.

At 34, SSG Wyrick, Nathan Lee of ENUMCLAW, WA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 1ST BATTALION, 32ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3 IBCT, FORT DRUM, NY, when he died in AHMAD KHAN, AFGHANISTAN on October 10, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Chief Warrant Officer 3 James Brian Wilke, 38, of Ione, California, was a U.S. Army air defense artillery officer. He was killed in action on October 10, 2011, at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Qatar.

Captain Joshua Sean Lawrence, 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, was a U.S. Army officer assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado. He was killed in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on October 9, 2011.

CPT Russell, Drew Edward, age 25, of SCOTTS, MI ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHT, 1ST SQUADRON, 10TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 2ND BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT CARSON, CO, ? died on October 8, 2011 in KANDAHAR CITY, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Ricardo Cerros Jr., 24, of Salinas, California, was killed in a hostile incident in the Mohammed Agha District of Afghanistan on October 8, 2011.

2D BN 4TH MAR, (RCT-8, II MEF FWD), 1ST MAR DIV, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, MARINE CORPS ? LCPL Schmidt, Benjamin Whetstone (SAN ANTONIO, TX), age 24, ? died in HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN on October 6, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private Danny Chen, 19, of New York City, was killed in action on October 3, 2011, at Combat Outpost Palace in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

PO1 Nelson, Caleb Andrew, age 26, of OMAHA, NE ? Active Duty, NAVY, SEAL TEAM TEN, ? died on October 1, 2011 in QALAT, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Adrian Glyn Mills, 23, of Newnan, Georgia, died in Kirkuk, Iraq, on September 29, 2011, while serving with the 272nd Military Police Company.

U.S. Army Specialist James Arlan Butz, 21, of Porter, Indiana, was killed in a hostile incident in Mirmandab, Afghanistan, on September 29, 2011.