Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant Alessandro Leonard Plutino, 28, of Pitman, New Jersey, was killed in action on August 8, 2011, in Afghanistan's Zormat District.

Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr., 28, of Bakersfield, California, was a U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011.

Sgt. Joshua James Robinson, 29, of Omaha, Nebraska, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2011. He served with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Army Sergeant Alexander James Bennett, 24, of Tacoma, Washington, was killed in a hostile incident at Combat Outpost Sayed Abad, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Chief Petty Officer Darrik Carlyle Benson, 28, of Angwin, California, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Brian Robert Bill, 31, was a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer serving with DEVGRU. He was killed in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

John William Brown, a 33-year-old Technical Sergeant from Tallahassee, Florida, was a U.S. Air Force Special Tactics airman. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Tangi Valley on August 6, 2011.

Christopher George Campbell, a 36-year-old U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer from Jacksonville, North Carolina, was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Chief Warrant Officer 4 David Rudolph Carter, 47, of Hays, Kansas, was a U.S. Army National Guard aviator. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Petty Officer First Class Jared William Day, a 28-year-old U.S. Navy sailor from Taylorsville, Utah, was killed in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Petty Officer 1st Class John Douangdara, 26, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

U.S. Army Specialist Spencer Colson Duncan, 21, of Olathe, Kansas, was killed in a hostile incident at Combat Outpost Sayed Abad, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

John Weston Faas, 31, was a U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was killed in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, while serving with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group.

Staff Sgt. Patrick Douglas Hamburger, 30, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was a U.S. Army National Guard soldier killed on August 6, 2011, at Combat Outpost Sayed Abad, Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Andrew William Harvell, 26, of Long Beach, California, was a U.S. Air Force combat controller assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron. He was killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Tangi Valley on August 6, 2011.

Kevin Arthur Houston, 35, was a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy's DEVGRU. He died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, Louisiana, was killed in a helicopter crash in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2011.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Louis James Langlais, 44, of Santa Barbara, California, was a U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Development Group. He was killed in a hostile incident in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on August 6, 2