In Memory of Lives Lost to Conflict

At 44, SGT Lacerna, Reno Sabado of WAIPAHU, HI was serving with the ARMY, 226TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, 87TH CORPS SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in AL QAYYARAH, IRAQ on December 31, 2007.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brian Lee Gorham, 21, of Woodburn, Kentucky, died on December 31, 2007, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

In BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 30, 2007, the ARMY lost PFC Berlin, Joseph Richard Jr of CHELSEA, AL, 21, serving with COMPANY A, SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX.

PO1 Jeffries, Victor Walter, age 52, of HONOLULU, HI ? Reserve, NAVY, COMNAVELSF FWD, ? died on December 30, 2007 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY.

SGT Portell, Benjamin Brian, 27, a native of BAKERSFIELD, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP I, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, CPT Inman, Rowdy J of PANORAMA VILLAGE, TX, 38, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Senior Airman Nicholas Dwain Eischen, 24, of Sanger, California, served with the 60th Medical Operations Squadron, U.S. Air Force. He was killed in action at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 25, 2007.

At 28, SGT Neesley, Peter Collins of GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI was serving with the ARMY, TROOP A, 3D SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 25, 2007.

SGT Tutten, Bryan Joseph, age 33, of SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on December 25, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION 87TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FT. DRUM, NEW YORK, PFC Howell, George Jimmie of SALINAS, CA, 24, died in TEL AL EID, IRAQ on December 21, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 26, 1LT Ray, Jeremy E of HOUSTON, TX was serving with the ARMY, 1-3 AR HOW BTY, ADCON TO 4TH BDE 2ID [TASK ORG TO 1 AD], when he died in KANAN, IRAQ on December 20, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

536TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 524TH CSSB, 45TH SB, 8 TSC, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? PFC Mcdaniel, Juctin Richard Pat (ANDOVER, NH), age 19, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 17, 2007.

HHC, 2D BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA, ARMY ? SGT Pratt, Austin David (CADET, MO), age 22, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 15, 2007.

In MOSUL, IRAQ on December 14, 2007, the ARMY lost SFC Lowery, Jonathan Allen of HOULTON, ME, 38, serving with HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ARC, FORT HOOD, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Kelsey, Samuel Edbert, age 24, of TROUP, TX ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY E, 3D BATTALION, 7TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, ? died on December 13, 2007 in TUNNIS, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Naylor, Brynn Joel, age 21, of ROSWELL, NM ? Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, FORT CARSON, CO, ? died on December 13, 2007 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

On December 13, 2007, the ARMY lost PV2 Smith, Daren Allen of HELENA, MT in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 19.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Charles Blaney, 25, of Matthews, North Carolina, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Curry, Afghanistan, on December 12, 2007.