Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 22, PV2 Thibeault, Jordan Peter Poul of SOUTH JORDAN, UT was serving with the ARMY, HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH INFANTRY, 2 BCT, SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY, when he died in FOB HAMMER, IRAQ on September 5, 2008.

From ST. LOUIS, MO, PV2 Winston, Vincent Cortez Jr served with the ARMY, COMPANY C, 2D BATTALION, 2D INFANTRY, 3 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on September 4, 2008 in 41R PR 933 074, AFGHANISTAN. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 29, SSG Mayne, Kenneth William of FORT BENNING, GA was serving with the ARMY, B CO, 1-66 AR, 1 BCT, 4 ID (ATTACHED TO 4 BCT, 10 MTN) (TASK ORG, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 4, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

From BATTLE CREEK, MI, PFC Thomas, Bryan Richard served with the ARMY, COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR, 1 BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, and died on September 4, 2008 in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 22. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Gregory Allen Rodriguez, 35, of Weidman, Michigan, was a military police K-9 handler assigned to the 95th Military Police Battalion. He was killed in a hostile incident in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, on September

COMPANY B, DIVISION SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, FORT DRUM, NY, ARMY ? PFC May, Patrick Wiggs (JAMESTOWN, NY), age 22, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on September 2, 2008.

Petty Officer First Class Joshua Thomas Harris, 36, of Lexington, North Carolina, was a U.S. Navy sailor serving with Tactical Development and Evaluation Squadron Two. He was killed in action in Bagram, Afghanistan, on August 31, 2008.

At 26, SPC Feliz Nieve, Jorge Luis of QUEENS VILLAGE, NY was serving with the ARMY, HHT, 3D SQUADRON, 3D ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in MOSUL, IRAQ on August 28, 2008.

On August 28, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Gonzalez, Michael Luis of SPOTSWOOD, NJ in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 20. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Private First Class Tan Quoc Ngo, 20, of Beaverton, Oregon, died on August 27, 2008, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, from hostile action.

At 25, SGT Cooper, David Keith of WILLIAMSBURG, KY was serving with the ARMY, FOWARD SUPPORT COMPANY, 4TH BATTALION, 42D FIELD ARTILLERY, 1BCT, FORT HOOD, TX, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 27, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 23, CPL Alfonso, Carlo Escoto of SPOKANE, WA was serving with the ARMY, COMPANY A, 40TH ENGINEER BATTALION, BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on August 26, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

On August 25, 2008, the ARMY lost SPC Fitzmorris, Steven John of COLUMBIA, MO in BAGHDAD, IRAQ. He was 26. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 28, SSG Studer, Brian Edward of RAMSEY, MN was serving with the ARMY, 720TH EOD COMPANY, 28TH TRANSPORTATION BN, 18TH MP BDE, MANNHEIM, GERMANY, when he died in GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN on August 22, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

Staff Sergeant David Lawrence Paquet, 26, of Rising Sun, Maryland, was a U.S. Army soldier killed in action in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on August 20, 2008.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 101ST FORWARD SUPPORT BATTALION, 1ST BRIGADE, FORT RILEY, KS, SFC Todd, David James Jr of KEARN, UT, 36, died in BALA MORGHAB, AFGHANISTAN on August 20, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

370TH ENGINEER COMPANY, 54TH BATTALION, 20TH BRIGADE, BAMBERG, GERMANY, ARMY ? SFC Stanciel, George (GREENWOOD, MS), age 40, ? died in FOB GARY OWEN, IRAQ on August 19, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

U.S. Army Specialist Jonathon Luke Luscher, 20, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on August 17, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.