Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

Staff Sergeant Briand Thelonius Williams, 25, of Sparks, Georgia, was a U.S. Army artilleryman. He died in a hostile incident in Numaniyah, Iraq, on November 22, 2009.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant John James Cleaver, 36, of Marysville, Washington, was killed on November 19, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Lagman in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Alexander Frazier, 25, of Saint Joseph, Michigan, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009.

Reserve, NAVY, MOB ACCT OPS, PO2 Patton, Brian Mark of FREEPORT, IL, 37, died in KUWAIT, KUWAIT on November 19, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Joseph Michael Lewis, 26, of Terrell, Texas, was killed in action on November 17, 2009, in Ezqabad, Afghanistan.

SSG Zorn, Ryan Lee, 35, a native of UPTON, WY, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, PORT OF ENTRY TRANSITION TEAM, 3D SQDN, 1ST CAVALRY, TF MARNE, FORT STEWART, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on November 16, 2009.

Christopher James Coffland was a 43-year-old U.S. Army corporal from Baltimore, Maryland. He died in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on November 13, 2009, while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Shawn Patrick Hefner, 22, of Hico, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in action on November 13, 2009, in Nawa, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Benjamin William Sherman, 21, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, was a paratrooper with the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan,

Justin James Swanson, a 21-year-old Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, died on November 10, 2009, during Operation Enduring Freedom in Nawa, Afghanistan.

At 36, SSGT Murphy, Stephen Lloyd of JAFFERY, NH was serving with the MARINE CORPS, 2D INTEL BN, 2D MHG, (2D MEF-FWD), CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, when he died in AL ASAD, IRAQ on November 9, 2009.

A TROOP, 2D SQUADRON, 6TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 25TH COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, ARMY ? CW2 Heffelfinger, Mathew Clayton (KIMBERLY, ID), age 29, ? died in TIKRIT, IRAQ on November 8, 2009.

On November 8, 2009, the ARMY lost CW2 Scott, Earl Raymond Iii of JACKSONVILLE, FL in TIKRIT, IRAQ. He was 24.

Sgt. Charles Issac Cartwright, 26, of Union Bridge, Maryland, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on November 7, 2009.

U.S. Army Specialist Aaron Seth Aamot, 22, of Custer, Washington, was killed in action on November 5, 2009, in Jelewar, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Specialist Gary Lee Gooch Jr., 22, of Ocala, Florida, was killed in Jelewar, Afghanistan, on November 5, 2009, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Army Specialist Julian Lee Berisford, 25, of Benwood, West Virginia, was killed in a hostile incident in the Bermal District of Afghanistan on November 4, 2009, while serving with the 4th Brigade Combat Team.

BATTERY B, 2D BATTALION 32D FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, FORT RILEY, KANSAS, ARMY ? CPL Carrasco, Tony Jr (BERINO, NM), age 25, ? died in AH DAWR, IRAQ on November 4, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.