Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Petty Officer Third Class James Ray Layton, 22, of Riverbank, California, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving as an Embedded Training Team member. He was killed in a hostile incident in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on September 9, 2009.

Gunnery Sergeant Edwin Wayne Johnson Jr., 31, of Columbus, Georgia, was a U.S. Marine assigned to the 3rd Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, based in Okinawa, Japan. He died in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009.

First Lieutenant Michael Edward Johnson, 25, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine serving with 7th Communications Battalion, 3rd Marine Headquarters Group. He died in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009.

Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Michael Kenefick, a 30-year-old U.S. Marine from Roswell, Georgia, was killed in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, on September 8, 2009.

In NEAR FOB FALCON, IRAQ on September 8, 2009, the AIR FORCE lost 1STLT Helton, Joseph Dennis Jr of MONROE, GA, 24, serving with 6TH SECURITY FORCES SQUADRON, MACDILL AFB, FL. Cause: HOSTILE.

In TIKRIT, IRAQ on September 8, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Lyons, Thomas Franklyn of FERNLEY, NV, 20, serving with 545TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, 607TH MP BN, 8TH MP BRIGADE, FORT RICHARDSON, AK. Cause: HOSTILE.

On September 8, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Myers, Zachary Taylor of DELAWARE, OH in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 21. Cause: HOSTILE.

545TH MP CO, 607TH MP BN, 8TH MP BDE, FORT RICHARDSON, AK, ARMY ? SSG Smith, Shannon Michael (MARION, OH), age 31, ? died in TIKRIT, IRAQ on September 8, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant Randy Micheal Haney, 27, of Orlando, Florida, was killed in a hostile incident in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on September 6, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Chance Murphrey, 25, of Snyder, Texas, died on September 6, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Sharnana, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Sgt. Youvert Loney, 28, of Pohnpei, was a U.S. Army infantryman serving with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in a hostile incident in Asadabad, Afghanistan, on September 5, 2009.

Captain Joshua Stewart Meadows, 30, of Elgin, Texas, was a U.S. Marine Corps officer serving with Marine Special Operations Command. He was killed in action on September 5, 2009, in Koshan, Afghanistan.

Second Lieutenant Darryn Deen Andrews, 34, of Dallas, Texas, was a U.S. Army infantry officer assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. He was killed in action on September 4, 2009, in the Yahya Khail District of Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Shawn Baltazar Jr., 19, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident in Qal Yeh Now, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009.

Hospitalman Benjamin Phillip Castiglione, 21, of Howell, Michigan, was a U.S. Navy corpsman serving with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. He was killed in Qal Yeh Now, Afghanistan, on September 3, 2009.

In BAQUBAH, IRAQ on September 3, 2009, the ARMY lost SSG Selge, Todd Willis of BURNSVILLE, MN, 25, serving with COMPANY A, 5TH BATTALION, 20TH INFANTRY, FORT LEWIS, WA.

SGT Shay, Jordan Michael, 22, a native of SALISBURY, MA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY A, 5-20 INFANTRY, 3-2 SBCT, 25TH ID, TF LIGHTNING, FORT LEWIS, WA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on September 3, 2009.

U.S. Army Private First Class Jordan Mykle Brochu, 20, of Cumberland, Maine, was killed in action on August 31, 2009, in Shuyene-Sufia, Afghanistan.