In Memory of Lives Lost to Conflict

Sgt. Pernell Johnnie Herrera, 33, of Espanola, New Mexico, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in action at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2011.

At 42, 1LT Poling, William Compton Jr of ROCKVILLE, MD was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY F, 5TH BATTALION, 101ST AVIATION REGIMENT, 101ST CAB, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, when he died in WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES on December 28, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Kurt William Kern, 24, of McAllen, Texas, died on December 27, 2011, in Gardez, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Noah Mark Korte, 29, of Lake Elsinore, California, died on December 27, 2011, in Gardez, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained in a hostile incident.

At 20, PFC Whitmire, Justin Michael of EASLEY, SC was serving with the ARMY, HHD, 720TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION, 89TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in GARDEZ, AFGHANISTAN on December 27, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Joseph James Altmann, 27, of Marshfield, Wisconsin, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan, on December 25, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Mikayla Anne Bragg, 21, of Longview, Washington, was killed in action on December 21, 2011, at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan.

Maj. Samuel Mark Griffith, 36, of Holly Springs, North Carolina, was a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve officer. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on December 14, 2011.

In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on December 13, 2011, the ARMY lost PFC Vaquerano, Jalfred David of APOPKA, FL, 20, serving with COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 41ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT BLISS, TX. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Muniz, Christopher Lee, 24, a native of NEW CUYAMA, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY B, 3RD BRIGADE SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 3 BCT, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, during Operation Enduring Freedom on December 11, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 30, SPC Wildrick, Ronald Herbert Jr of BLAIRSTOWN, NJ was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 2ND BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, when he died in KHAS KUNAR DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN on December 11, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Phoenix Jacob Levy, 21, of Ramseur, North Carolina, was a U.S. Marine who died in Landstuhl, Germany, on December 10, 2011, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

At 28, SGT Sharp, Ryan David of IDAHO FALLS, ID was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 2ND BATTALION, 34TH ARMOR REGIMENT, 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, FORT RILEY, KS, when he died in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on December 3, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

SFC Clark Arnold Corley Jr., 35, of Oxnard, California, died on December 3, 2011, in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Michael Lumley, 21, of Lakeland, Florida, was killed in hostile action on December 3, 2011, in Haft Asiab, Afghanistan.

Active Duty, ARMY, A COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION 5 INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BCT, FORT BLISS, TX, SPC Mayberry, Thomas James of SPRINGVILLE, CA, 21, died in HAFT ASIAB, AFGHANISTAN on December 3, 2011. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Vincent James Bell, a 28-year-old U.S. Marine from Detroit, Michigan, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 30, 2011.

Corporal Adam Joseph Buyes, 21, of Salem, Oregon, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on November 26, 2011.