Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Lance Cpl. Jacob Alexander Meinert, 20, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, was a U.S. Marine killed in a hostile incident in Bastion, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2010.

Lance Corporal Mark David Juarez, 23, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2010.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY C, WARRIOR TRANSITION UNIT, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TX, SGT Hopkins, Ryan Jeffrey of LIVERMORE, CA, 21, died in SAN ANTONIO, UNITED STATES on January 8, 2010.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Jason Omar Bradley Hickman, 35, of Kingsport, Tennessee, died on January 7, 2010, from hostile action at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost Province, Afghanistan.

PFC Jarrett, Michael Robert, 20, a native of NORTH PLATTE, NE, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, D CO, 2-159TH ATTACK RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION, 12TH CAB, ILLESHEIM, GERMANY, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on January 6, 2010.

From PLANT CITY, FL, SGT Croft, David Andrew Jr served with the ARMY, TROOP B, 1ST SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TEXAS, and died on January 5, 2010 in BALAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Brian Robert Bowman, 24, of Crawfordsville, Indiana, died on January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

Private First Class John Phillip Dion, 19, of Shattuck, Oklahoma, was killed by enemy fire on January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Army.

U.S. Army Sergeant Joshua Allen Lengstorf, 24, of Yoncalla, Oregon, died on January 3, 2010, in Ashoque, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained in a hostile incident.

Senior Airman Bradley Randall Smith, 24, of Troy, Illinois, served with the U.S. Air Force's 10th Air Support Operations Squadron. He was killed in hostile action on January 3, 2010, at Operating Location Wilson, Afghanistan.

SPC Brushaun Xaviour Anderson, an Army combatant from Columbus, GA, died at age 20 in Baghdad, Iraq on January 1, 2010, serving with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2 BCT.

Staff Sergeant Anton Ramesh Phillips, 31, of Inglewood, California, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009.

Staff Sergeant Ronald Jay Spino, 45, of Waterbury, Connecticut, served with the U.S. Army's 274th Forward Surgical Team in Afghanistan. He was killed in action in Herat province on December 29, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Jason Michael Johnston, 24, of Albion, New York, was killed in hostile action on December 26, 2009, in Arghandab, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant David Hector Gutierrez, 35, of San Francisco, California, was killed in action on December 25, 2009, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Omar Gregdorian Roebuck, 23, of Moreno Valley, California, was a U.S. Marine serving with Mobility Assault Company, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Private First Class Serge Kropov, 21, of Hawley, Pennsylvania, was a U.S. Marine with HMH-462. He was killed in action on December 20, 2009, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Albert Dono Ware, an American from Chicago, IL, served with the Army's 782nd Combat Support Battalion and died on December 18, 2009, in Arghandab, Afghanistan.