Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel John Darin Loftis, 44, of Paducah, Kentucky, was killed in a hostile attack on February 25, 2012, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Major Robert Joseph Marchanti II, 48, of Baltimore, Maryland, was a U.S. Army National Guard officer. He died in a hostile incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on February 25, 2012.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Alan Born, 25, of Niceville, Florida, died on February 23, 2012, from hostile action at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Timothy John Conrad Jr., 22, of Roanoke, Virginia, was killed in a hostile incident at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, on February 23, 2012.

SSG Ahmed Kousay Altaie, an American soldier, died on February 22, 2012, in Baghdad, Iraq, at age 46.

Staff Sergeant Allen Robert Mckenna Jr., 28, of Noble, Oklahoma, served with the U.S. Army's 204th Brigade Support Battalion. He was killed in action in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2012.

U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan Preston Hall, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was killed near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on February 18, 2012. He was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

Senior Airman Julian Seiji Scholten, 26, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, served as an active duty Airman with the 25th Intelligence Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. He died on February 18, 2012, near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

Capt. Nicholas Schade Whitlock, an American combatant, died near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on February 18, 2012, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

1st Lt. Justin James Wilkens, an American Air Force officer, died at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on February 18, 2012, at age 26.

Petty Officer First Class Paris Shawn Pough, 40, of Columbus, Georgia, was a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). He died on February 17, 2012, in Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates.

Staff Sergeant Jerry Don Reed II, 30, of Russellville, Arkansas, was killed in action on February 16, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Sharana in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

SSGT Canon, Oscar Eduardo, age 29, of DUMONT, NJ ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, WOUNDED WARRIOR BN WEST, CAMP PENDLETON, CA, ? died on February 15, 2012 in OCEANSIDE, UNITED STATES. Cause: HOSTILE.

Petty Officer Third Class Kyler Lavon Estrada, 21, of Queen Creek, Arizona, was a U.S. Navy sailor killed in action in Djibouti, Djibouti, on February 14, 2012.

U.S. Army Private First Class Cesar Cortez, 24, of Oceanside, California, died on February 11, 2012, in Sitra, Bahrain, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, New Jersey, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 10, 2012.

Billy Albert Sutton, an American combatant, died on February 7, 2012, at age 42 in FOB Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, serving with the Army's 288th Engineer Sapper Company.

Brigadier General Terence John Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, Virginia, was a U.S. Army officer serving with the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). He died on February 3, 2012, in Kabul, Afghanistan.