Honoring Lives Lost to Conflict

At 24, PO2 Brown, Menelek Martel of EASTPOINT, GA was serving with the NAVY, USS HOPPER (DDG 70), when he died in Iraq on January 3, 2008.

1-5-1 MITT, 2/3 ACR, 2 ID [TASK ORG TO 1 AD], ARMY ? CPT Casey, Thomas John (ALBUQUERQUE, NM), age 32, ? died in AS SAYILAH, IRAQ on January 3, 2008. Cause: HOSTILE.

In SAYILYAH, IRAQ on January 3, 2008, the ARMY lost MAJ Olmsted, Andrew James of COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 37, serving with 1-1-5 MITT, 2/3 ACR, 2 ID [TASK ORG TO 1 AD]. Cause: HOSTILE.

Shawn Fitzgerald Hill, 37, was a U.S. Army sergeant from Wellford, South Carolina, serving with the 178th Engineer Battalion. He was killed in a hostile incident in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, on January 2, 2008.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION, 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP, FORT CAMPBELL, KY, SSG Maseth, Ryan Douglas of PITTSBURGH, PA, 24, died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on January 2, 2008.

U.S. Army Private First Class Brian Lee Gorham, 21, of Woodburn, Kentucky, died on December 31, 2007, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, from wounds sustained in Afghanistan.

At 44, SGT Lacerna, Reno Sabado of WAIPAHU, HI was serving with the ARMY, 226TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY, 87TH CORPS SUPPORT BATTALION, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in AL QAYYARAH, IRAQ on December 31, 2007.

Joseph Richard Berlin Jr, 21, from Chelsea, AL, served in the U.S. Army with the 4th Infantry Division. He was killed in action in Baghdad on December 30, 2007.

PO1 Jeffries, Victor Walter, age 52, of HONOLULU, HI ? Reserve, NAVY, COMNAVELSF FWD, ? died on December 30, 2007 in LANDSTUHL, GERMANY.

Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP I, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, CPT Inman, Rowdy J of PANORAMA VILLAGE, TX, 38, died in MOSUL, IRAQ on December 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

SGT Portell, Benjamin Brian, 27, a native of BAKERSFIELD, CA, died serving in the Active Duty, ARMY, HOWITZER BATTERY, 3D SQUADRON, 3 ACR, FORT HOOD, TX, during Operation Iraqi Freedom on December 26, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

Senior Airman Nicholas Dwain Eischen, 24, of Sanger, California, served with the 60th Medical Operations Squadron, U.S. Air Force. He was killed in action at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on December 25, 2007.

At 28, SGT Neesley, Peter Collins of GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI was serving with the ARMY, TROOP A, 3D SQUADRON, 7TH CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT STEWART, GA, when he died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 25, 2007.

SGT Tutten, Bryan Joseph, age 33, of SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL ? Active Duty, ARMY, TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, 2 BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC, ? died on December 25, 2007 in BALAD, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.

Active Duty, ARMY, COMPANY D, 1ST BATTALION 87TH INFANTRY, 1 BCT, FT. DRUM, NEW YORK, PFC Howell, George Jimmie of SALINAS, CA, 24, died in TEL AL EID, IRAQ on December 21, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

At 26, 1LT Ray, Jeremy E of HOUSTON, TX was serving with the ARMY, 1-3 AR HOW BTY, ADCON TO 4TH BDE 2ID [TASK ORG TO 1 AD], when he died in KANAN, IRAQ on December 20, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.

536TH MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 524TH CSSB, 45TH SB, 8 TSC, SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, ARMY ? PFC Mcdaniel, Juctin Richard Pat (ANDOVER, NH), age 19, ? died in BAGHDAD, IRAQ on December 17, 2007.

HHC, 2D BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY, 4 BCT, FORT POLK, LA, ARMY ? SGT Pratt, Austin David (CADET, MO), age 22, ? died in BALAD, IRAQ on December 15, 2007.