Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Lance Corporal Michael Gee Plank, 25, of Cameron Mills, New York, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 9, 2010.

Staff Sgt. David Cazzie Smith, 26, of Eight Mile, Alabama, served with the U.S. Air Force's 66th Rescue Squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He died in Afghanistan on June 9, 2010.

Benjamin Daniel White, 24, was a Senior Airman in the U.S. Air Force from Erwin, TN. He died on June 9, 2010, near FOB Jackson, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Erick Justin Klusacek, 22, of Calcium, New York, died on June 8, 2010, at Salerno Hospital, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in combat.

Sgt. Derek Lee Shanfield, 22, of Hastings, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2010. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Ca

SGT Zachary Joe Walters, a 24-year-old Marine from Palm Coast, FL, died in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on June 8, 2010, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

First Sergeant Robert Nicholas Barton II, 35, of Roxie, Mississippi, served with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment. He was killed in a hostile incident on June 7, 2010, in Dangam Ashmar, Konar province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Matthew Ryan Catlett, 23, of Houston, Texas, was killed on June 7, 2010, in Dangam District, Konar Province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Charles Scott Jirtle, 29, of Lawton, Oklahoma, was killed in Konar province, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Akoni Lukeala, 23, of Yigo, Guam, was killed in action on June 7, 2010, at Combat Outpost 7 in Dangam Ashmar, Konar province, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brendan Patrick Neenan, 21, of Enterprise, Alabama, died on June 7, 2010, in Jelawar, Afghanistan, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Sgt. John Kenneth Rankel, 23, of Speedway, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, on June 7, 2010.

U.S. Army Specialist Blaine Edward Redding, 22, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, died on June 7, 2010, in Dangam district, Konar province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Brandon Cole Bury, 26, of Kingwood, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on June 6, 2010, in Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Derek Hernandez, 20, of Edinburg, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2010.

Donald Matthew Marler, 22, of St. Louis, Missouri, was a U.S. Marine Corps corporal. He was killed in action in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2010.

U.S. Army Second Lieutenant Michael Everett McGahan, 23, of Orlando, Florida, was killed in Khogyani District, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2010.

Joseph James Theinert, an American 1st Lieutenant from Sag Harbor, NY, served in the National Guard, Army, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment.