Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 22, PFC Thomas, Bryan Matthew of LAKE CHARLES, LA was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 2D BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY, when he died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 23, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Anthony Leonard Mangano, 36, of Greenlawn, New York, was a Specialist in the New York Army National Guard. He was killed in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008.

Sgt. Nelson D. Rodriguez Ramirez, 22, of Revere, Massachusetts, served with Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard. He was killed in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, on June 21, 2008.

Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks, 36, of Queens, New York, was a member of the New York Army National Guard's Troop A, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment. He was killed in action on June 21, 2008, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan.

LTC James Joseph Walton, an American from Rockville, MD, died on June 21, 2008, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Hospitalman Dustin Kelby Burnett, 19, of Fort Mohave, Arizona, was a U.S. Navy corpsman killed in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008.

Sgt. Matthew Elias Mendoza, 24, of San Antonio, Texas, was a U.S. Marine killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 20, 2008.

Active Duty, ARMY, BATTERY C, 2D FIELD ARTILLERY, 2 SCR, VILSECK, GERMANY, SSG Tran, Du Hai of RESEDA, CA, 30, died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 20, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Eric Daniel Terhune, a 34-year-old Marine Captain from Lexington, KY, died in Farah Province, Afghanistan on June 19, 2008 during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lance Corporal Andrew Francis Whitacre, an American Marine from Bryant, Indiana, died at age 21 in Farah Province, Afghanistan on June 19, 2008, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Marc Allen Retmier, a 19-year-old Hospitalman from Hemet, California, died on June 18, 2008, in Zerok, Afghanistan, while serving with the U.S. Navy.

Ross Laval Toles Iii, aged 37, was a US Navy Reserve member from Lapeer, MI. He died in Zerok, Afghanistan, on June 18, 2008, during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 3D SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, 1 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, SPC Cox, Jason Nathaniel of ELYRIA, OH, 21, died in BALAD, IRAQ on June 16, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Lance Corporal Layton Bradly Crass, 22, of Richmond, Indiana, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008.

Michael Robert Patton was a 19-year-old Private First Class in the U.S. Marine Corps from Fenton, Missouri. He was killed in action in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008.

PFC Dawid Pietrek, 24, of Bensenville, Illinois, was a U.S. Marine killed in Farah province, Afghanistan, on June 14, 2008.

SGT Michael Toussiant-hyle Washington, 20, from Tacoma, WA, served in the US Marine Corps and died in Farah Province, Afghanistan on June 14, 2008.

SGT John David Aragon, age 22, from Antioch, CA, served in the U.S. Army's 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry, and died on June 12, 2008, in Balad, Iraq.