Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Suresh Niranjan Aba Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, California, was killed on August 16, 2012, in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army's 25th Combat Aviation Brigade.

U.S. Army Sergeant Luis Antonio Oliver Galbreath, 41, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was killed in a helicopter crash in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan, on August 16, 2012.

At 27, PO2 Warsen, David John of KENTWOOD, MI was serving with the NAVY, SEAL TEAM THREE, when he died in KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN on August 16, 2012. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Eric Scott Holman, 39, of Evans City, Pennsylvania, died on August 15, 2012, in Godali, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

Andrew James Keller was a 22-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class from Tigard, Oregon. He was killed in a hostile incident in Charkh, Afghanistan, on August 15, 2012.

Lance Corporal Gregory Thomas Buckley, 21, of Oceanside, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Staff Sergeant Scott Edward Dickinson, 29, of San Diego, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Gunnery Sergeant Ryan Jeschke, 31, of Herndon, Virginia, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Captain Matthew Patrick Manoukian, 29, of Los Altos Hills, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Staff Sergeant Sky Russell Mote, 27, of El Dorado, California, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Corporal Richard Anthony Rivera Jr., 20, of Ventura, California, was a U.S. Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. He died in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 10, 2012.

Maj. Walter David Gray, 38, of Conyers, Georgia, was a U.S. Air Force officer with the 13th Air Support Operations Squadron. He died on August 8, 2012, near Combat Outpost Fiaz, Afghanistan.

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.

In BETHESDA, UNITED STATES on August 8, 2012, the ARMY lost MSG Trent, Gregory Ray of NORTON, MA, 38, serving with COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 3RD SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (AIRBORNE), FORT BRAGG, NC. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.