Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Command Sergeant Major Kevin James Griffin, 45, of Laramie, Wyoming, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in a hostile incident in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2012.

U.S. Army Major Thomas Elliott Kennedy, 35, of West Point, New York, was killed in a hostile incident in Sarkowi, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2012.

MSG Gregory Ray Trent, 38, from Norton, MA, served with the U.S. Army's 3rd Special Forces Group and died on August 8, 2012, in Bethesda, United States during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer Second Class Clayton Ross Beauchamp, a 21-year-old American sailor from Weatherford, Texas, was killed in Shaban, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2012.

U.S. Army Specialist Ethan Jacob Martin, 22, of Lewiston, Idaho, died on August 7, 2012, in Koragay, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Daniel Lee II Linnabary was a 23-year-old U.S. Marine corporal from Hubert, North Carolina. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2012, from hostile action.

Petty Officer First Class Milton W. Brown, 28, of Dallas, Texas, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137). He died on August 4, 2012, in Puerto Real, Spain.

U.S. Army First Sergeant Russell Ryan Bell, 37, of Tyler, Texas, was killed in a hostile incident in Zharay, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2012.

Staff Sergeant Matthew Steven Sitton, 26, of Largo, Florida, was a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. He died in combat on August 2, 2012, in Zahary, Kandahar province, Afghanista

Lance Corporal Curtis Joseph Duarte, 22, of Covina, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2012.

First Lieutenant Todd William Lambka, 25, of Fraser, Michigan, was killed in action on August 1, 2012, in Bermal, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jesus Jonathan Lopez, a 22-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from San Bernardino, California, died on August 1, 2012, in the Bermal District of Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Kyle Brenton McClain, 25, of Rochester Hills, Michigan, was killed in a hostile incident in Salim Aka, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2012.

Gunnery Sergeant Jonathan William Gifford, a 34-year-old U.S. Marine from Palm Bay, Florida, was killed in a hostile incident in Baghdis Province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2012.

Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Joseph Price, 27, of Holland, Michigan, was a U.S. Marine killed in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Private First Class Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28, of Los Angeles, California, was killed in a hostile incident in Meydan Shahr, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Bobby Lee Estle, 38, of Lebanon, Ohio, was killed in a hostile incident on July 28, 2012, in Meydan Shahr, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende, 23, of Rochester, New York, was killed in action on July 27, 2012, in Kharwar, Afghanistan.