Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Sergeant Elijah John Miles Rao, 26, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was killed in action on December 5, 2009, in the Alin Gar District of western Nuristan, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Kenneth Ray Nichols Jr., 28, of Chrisman, Illinois, died on December 1, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Michigan in Afghanistan.

LCPL Taylor, Jonathan Andrew, age 22, of JACKSONVILLE, FL ? Active Duty, MARINE CORPS, F CO, 2D BN, 2D MAR, ( RCT-7, 2D MEB-FWD), 2D MAR DIV, CAMP LEJEUNE, NC, ? died on December 1, 2009 in GARMSIR DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant Brandon Taylor Islip, 23, of Richmond, Virginia, died on November 29, 2009, in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, from hostile enemy action.

From CAPE CORAL, FL, PFC Gwaltney, Derrick Daniel served with the ARMY, 606TH COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 377TH ARMOR, FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON, and died on November 29, 2009 in PB WESSAM, IRAQ. He was 21.

David Michael Mudge, 22, was a Petty Officer Third Class from Sutherlin, Oregon, serving aboard the USS Rentz (FFG 46). He died in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on November 28, 2009.

From WHITE SULPHUR, MT, PFC Rogers, Michael Anthony served with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 210TH BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION, 2 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY, and died on November 27, 2009 in FOB HAMMER, IRAQ. He was 23.

U.S. Army Sergeant Jason Adam Mcleod, 22, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, died on November 23, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Wilson in Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Albert Pucino, 34, of Barnstable, Massachusetts, was killed in action on November 23, 2009, in Pashay Kala, Afghanistan.

Lance Corporal Nicholas Joel Hand, 20, of Kansas City, Missouri, was a U.S. Marine killed in hostile action on November 22, 2009, in Garmsir, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Michael Nolen, 25, of Alvin, Texas, was killed in action in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on November 22, 2009.

PFC Tynes, Marcus Allan, age 19, of MORENO VALLEY, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, C COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 508TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, ? died on November 22, 2009 in ALKOWSI, AFGHANISTAN. Cause: HOSTILE.

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.