Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Esau Ivan De La Pena-Hernandez, 25, of La Puente, California, died on May 15, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant Carlie Mattison Lee III, 23, of Birmingham, Alabama, was killed in a hostile incident at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, on May 15, 2009.

CPL Mcghee, Ryan Casey, 21, a native of FREDERICKSBURG, VA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 3D BATTALION, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT, FORT BENNING, GA, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on May 13, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

Jacob David Barton, an American Army Reserve Specialist from Lenox, MO, served in Baghdad, Iraq, where he was killed in action on May 11, 2009.

From PATERSON, NJ, SSG Bueno-galdos, Christian Enrique served with the ARMY, HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 3D BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM, and died on May 11, 2009 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 25.

Reserve, ARMY, 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY, DETACHMENT 16, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, MAJ Houseal, Matthew Philip of AMARILLO, TX, 54, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on May 11, 2009.

In CAMP LIBERTY, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the NAVY lost CDR Springle, Charles Keith Sr of CHARLESTON, NC, 52, serving with 55TH MEDICAL COMPANY.

In WHITMORE TMC, IRAQ on May 11, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Yates, Michael Edward Jr of FEDERALSBURG, MD, 19, serving with HHC, 3RD BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, GRAFENWOEHR, GM.

Sergeant Lukasz Dariusz Saczek, 23, of Lake in the Hills, Illinois, was a member of the U.S. Army National Guard. He served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, based in Woodstock, Illinois.

Reserve, ARMY, 1ST BATTALION, 1 BCT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, FORT RILEY, KS, MAJ Hutchison, Steven of SCOTTSDALE, AZ, 60, died in BASRAH, IRAQ on May 10, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

SPC Omar Mohammed Jr Albrak, 20, from Chicago, IL, served in the Army's Special Operations Command and was killed in action on May 9, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq.

Randy Suyat Agno, an American soldier from Pearl City, HI, was killed in action on May 8, 2009, at the age of 29, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

On May 8, 2009, the ARMY lost PV2 Hartford, Justin Paul of ELMIRA, NY in JOINT BASE BALAD, IRAQ. He was 21.

In LANDSTUHL, GERMANY on May 7, 2009, the ARMY lost SPC Sykes, Shawn Dante of CHESAPEAKE, VA, 28, serving with 215TH COMBAT SUPPORT BATTALION, 3RD BCT, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION, FORT HOOD, TX.

SPC Mccleery, Jeremiah Paul, age 24, of PORTOLA, CA ? Active Duty, ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, ? died on May 2, 2009 in MOSUL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 22, SPC Velloza, Jake Robert of INVERNESS, CA was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on May 2, 2009. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Ryan Charles King, 22, of Dallas, Georgia, was killed in a hostile incident on May 1, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sergeant James Dewel Pirtle, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was killed in a hostile incident at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on May 1, 2009, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.